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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Introduction.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Hollywoodites maintain their innocence?
(a) By running away.
(b) By accusing innocent people.
(c) Pleading the Fifth Amendment.
(d) Fake support.

2. Wills explains that the tactics of the Committee created an environment of _______ in America.
(a) Calmness.
(b) Dependence.
(c) Distrust.
(d) Greed.

3. When did McCarthy bring his first charges to the House Committee?
(a) 1939.
(b) 1960.
(c) 1948.
(d) 1950.

4. What do people often and inaccurately accredit to McCarthy?
(a) The Watergate Scandal.
(b) The Blacklist.
(c) A major terrorist attack.
(d) Truman's election.

5. After the war, what governmental entity wanted to keep up their power?
(a) CIA.
(b) FBI.
(c) The Board of Education.
(d) The President.

Short Answer Questions

1. Truman created the House Committee on _______ Activities.

2. Wills describes the Cold War as a war of _______.

3. Why was Wallace not elected in 1948?

4. Wills sees the Cold War offensive as an ______ to the threat of the enemy.

5. According to Wills, America focused on fighting _____.

(see the answer key)

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