18.3 Overview
1. Why were Americans worried about the
security of the US?
2. What was the purpose of the Loyalty Review Board?
3. What did the House Un-American Activities Committee do?
4. Who were the Hollywood Ten and what happened to them?
5. Why was State Department official Alger Hiss investigated?
6. Who were Julius and Ethel Rosenberg and what were they accused of?
7. Who was Joseph McCarthy and what did he do?
8. Why did most Republicans remain silent about McCarthy's "Witch
Hunt"?
9. What caused McCarthy's downfall?
10. What other Anti-Communist measures were enacted in the 1950s?