The Crucible Group Research. Red Scare

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1 Red Scare 1. What year did it begin? Where? Why? 2. What are some causes of the Red Scare? 3. Who did the Red Scare include? 4. What was the effect of the Red Scare on America s nation, people, and economy? 5. What happened to the victims of the Red Scare? McCarthyism 1. Where did the term McCarthyism come from? Why? What does it mean? 2. Who is McCarthy? What year did this take place? Where? What was his occupation? 3. What was the effect of the McCarthyism on the nation, the people, and the economy? 4. What were some of the problems with McCarthyism?

2 Salem Witch Trials 1. Where and when did the Salem Witch Trials take place? 2. Why did they occur? Who was affected? Who was prosecuted? 3. What were the affects of the Salem Witch Trials on the people, the nation, and the economy? 4. What is the Peabody Essex Museum? Where is it located? What is its purpose? Roaring Twenties 1. What year did it take place? Where? 2. What does the Roaring Twenties mean? What was occurring during this time? What were some of the things going on? 3. What was the effect of the Roaring Twenties on America, its people, and the economy? 4. What were some inventions during the Roaring Twenties? 5. What does the term The Lost Generation mean and how does it relate to the Roaring Twenties?

3 Civil Rights Movement 1. What year? Where? Why? 2. What was occurring before the Civil Rights Movement? 3. What organizations were influential in the Movement? 4. Who were some significant individuals involved? What states were most involved? 5. What were the effects of the Civil Rights Movement on America, its people, and the economy? Cold War 1. When? Where? 2. What are some causes of the Cold War? Who did the Cold War include? 3. Who was our President at the time? 4. What was the effect of the Cold War on America? 5. What was the financial cost and personal cost to the U.S.? 6. What was the effect of the Cold War on the rest of the world?

4 Arthur Miller 1. Tell us about his life and death (include dates) 2. List his published books (include titles and years) 3. Describe the jobs he held 4. What were his intentions in writing The Crucible? Edward R. Murrow 1. Tell us about his life and death (include dates) 2. Describe his career at CBS 3. What two famous phrases is he known for? How are they still prominent today? 4. What was his relationship with Senator Joseph McCarthy?

5 Communism 1. What does Communism mean? What would someone living in a Communist nation experience (from their government) 2. What is Marxism/Leninism? 3. Why did America fear Communism (Anti-Communism)? What was its effect? 4. How is it related to the Red Scare? Space Race 1. What year(s) did it take place? 2. What was the Space Race? Why was it occurring? 3. What countries were racing? 4. What was the outcome? 5. How has it shaped our world today? What benefits have come from it?

6 Blacklists 1. When did it take place? Where? 2. What does Blacklist mean? Who was on it? Why 3. What does HUAC stand for? What did the committee stand for? 4. What was the Top Ten? Who were some famous people on the list? 5. What was the effect of this on people living in America? What was the outcome? How has it shaped our world today? What has America learned from it?

Name: Block: THE COLD WAR. Cold War Origins Read Pages in The American Journey Textbook, and answer the following questions: (1 point each)

Name: Block: THE COLD WAR. Cold War Origins Read Pages in The American Journey Textbook, and answer the following questions: (1 point each) THE COLD WAR Cold War Origins Read Pages 788-794 in The American Journey Textbook, and answer the following questions: (1 point each) 1. Who were the Big Three, and where did they meet in February 1945?