12.3 Flashcards
(34 cards)
Q. What were issues on the Homefront during the cold war?
A. Fear of communistic influence
Q. How many communists were in America during the cold war?
A. 80,000.
Q. What countries were the largest influence of Communism?
A. Eastern Europe and China.
Q. What did the republicans blame the democrats for during and after the Yalta conference?
A. Losing Eastern Europe, Korean war, Lose China to Mao, and losing the secret of the atomic bomb
Q. What were the Truman Loyalty review boards?
A. Loyalty boards that did not have evidence, just accusation.
Q. What was the goal of HUAC?
A. To rid Hollywood of Communists and Socialists
Q. What did the Hollywood Ten do when accused of being socialist?
A. Refused, arrested, and 500 blacklisted from working in Hollywood
Q. What did Hollywood socialist do in Hollywood?
A. They developed and pushed Marxist ideology.
Q. What did the Hollywood ten do when forced to testify?
A. They pled the 5th amendment
Q. What were the Spy Case that Richard Nixon pursue?
A. Alger Hiss, for lying about his relationship with Soviet Union
Q. Who was blamed for giving the Soviets technology secrets?
A. Physicist Klaus Fucks and Rosenberg’s for giving the atomic bomb secrets
Q. What happened to the Rosenberg’s after being convicted of spy secrets?
A. They were sentenced to death
Q. Who was the first Cosmonaut to enter orbit?
A. A stray Russian dog named Lakia
Q. What did McCarthy launch under HUAC?
A. Witch hunts.
Q. Who did McCarthy accuse of allowing communism into the United States?
A. Democrats
Q. Where did McCarthy accuse democrats so that he would be protected from lawsuits?
A. The Senate floor: Cannot be sued for slander on the floor
Q. What was the last straw of McCarthy accusing people that lost public support?
A. The Army in 1952
Q. What happened to freedom of speech during this time?
A. Some states, cities, and towns passed laws preventing freedom of speech
Q. What was J. Edgar hoover known for?
A. Wire taps, and intrusion on personal freedom of individuals
Q. Why did McCarthy never provide a list about communist?
A. Possibly through unsanctioned methods (Possibly FBI J. Edgar Hover)
Q: What initiated the establishment of the loyalty review boards and the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC) in the context of the Cold War’s domestic implications?
A: Communist infiltration fears.
Q. Who is Lakia?
A. The first animal to be sent into orbit (Russian)
Q: What is the significance of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg’s conviction and execution in the broader narrative of Cold War espionage and public paranoia about communist infiltration within the United States.
A: Espionage for the USSR.
Q: How did the successful detonation of an atomic bomb by the Soviet Union in 1949 alter the American public’s perception of the Cold War’s stakes and the threat posed by the Soviet Union?
A: Escalated fear.
