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U.S. History II © ACCESS Virtual Learning 2022 Name: Hudson Daniel Date: 11/8/23 School: Benjamin Russell Facilitator: Mrs. Freeman 5.03 Red Scare Organizer (36 Points) Use the lesson materials to answer the questions in each section below. (3 points each) Red Scare and HUAC 1. Define Red Scare: The Red Scare was a period of intense anti-communist fear and suspicion in the United States during the early years of the Cold War, marked by investigations, accusations, and blacklisting of individuals with suspected communist affiliations. 2. Specifically, Americans were concerned that communist sympathizers might undermine American democracy, infiltrate government institutions, and potentially engage in espionage on behalf of the Soviet Union, posing a threat to national security and the integrity of democratic institutions. 3. The federal government reacted by implementing a series of measures to combat perceived communist infiltration and subversion. 4. What was the goal of HUAC? The House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC) aimed to investigate and expose individuals and organizations with perceived communist affiliations or involvement in activities considered un-American. It played a key role in the Red Scare and anti-communist efforts during the early Cold War. 5. Who were the Hollywood Ten? The Hollywood Ten were a group of ten individuals from the American film industry who were cited for contempt of Congress in 1947 for refusing to answer questions about alleged communist affiliations before the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC). Their case reflected the anti- communist climate and blacklisting in Hollywood during the Red Scare. Alger Hiss and the Rosenbergs 6. In 1948, Whittaker Chambers accused Alger Hiss, a former high-ranking U.S. State Department official, of being a communist and a Soviet spy. 7. Congressman, Richard Nixon , kept the issue alive. Hiss was later convicted and imprisoned . 8. A few months later, Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were arrested and charged with espionage for allegedly passing atomic secrets to the Soviet Union during World War II. Their arrest and subsequent trial in the early 1950s were major events in the Red Scare and the broader anti-communist hysteria of the Cold War era. The