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• What significant event began alongside the Cold War?

  The Red Scare
• What action did the FBI take during the Red Scare?

  The FBI started creating files of evidence on suspected spies for communist Russia
• Who was the director of the FBI during the Red Scare?

  1. Edgar Hoover
• What did J. Edgar Hoover inform President Truman about?

  He informed Truman that spying was a real concern
• What did President Truman set up to investigate government employees?

  Federal Loyalty Boards
• How many people were investigated by the Federal Loyalty Boards?

  Over 3 million people were investigated
• How many individuals were fired or forced to resign as a result of the investigations?

  3,000 individuals were fired or forced to resign
• What was notable about the firings during the investigations?

  There was no evidence of actual spying taking place
• When was the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC) created?

  HUAC was created in 1938
• What was the purpose of HUAC?

  To monitor extremist groups
• What significant event did HUAC conduct in 1947?

  Public hearings against the Communist Party of America
• Why was there concern about the film industry during the Red Scare?

  There was a concern that communists would use the film industry to spread propaganda
• Who were the Hollywood Ten?

  They were individuals who refused to answer questions and pleaded the First Amendment
• What was the consequence for the Hollywood Ten?

  All were jailed for one year and blacklisted
• How did the publicity surrounding the Hollywood Ten affect public sentiment?

  It led to an increase in anti-communist hysteria
• Who was Alger Hiss?

  He was named as a member of the communist group by HUAC in 1948
• What was the outcome for Alger Hiss despite his denial?

  He was sentenced to 5 years in prison
• How did Hiss's position in the State Department affect public perception?

  It further fueled anti-communist hysteria and suspicion of potential spies
• What was the significance of the Rosenberg case?

  Ethel and Julius Rosenberg were convicted and sentenced to death for spying
• When were the Rosenbergs executed?

  They were executed in June 1953