Question 1.

Use the cause and effect table to answer the question.
Cause Effect
The Soviet Union launched Sputnik into orbit. ?

Which of the following best completes the chart?

A.

The United States developed a series of ballistic missiles that carry nuclear weapons more than 3,000 miles.
B.

Julius Rosenberg was tried, convicted, and executed for selling American nuclear weapons plans to the Soviets.
C.

Congress passed the National Aeronautics and Space Act, creating the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).
D.

The United States began developing its own satellite that could orbit higher and faster than the Soviet’s satellite.

Question 2. Why did members of the House Un-American Activities Committee target screenwriters, directors, and others who made their living in the movie industry?

A.

They feared that they would make popular movies that promoted Communist ideas.
B.

They hoped that fear of blacklisting might drive Communists out of the country.
C.

They believed people who worked in Hollywood could be easily blackmailed by the Soviets.
D.

They feared that they would include secret messages to the Soviets within their films.

Question 3. Question 3 of 3

(Six years ago, at the time of the first conference to map out peace) — Dumbarton Oaks — there was within the Soviet orbit 180 million people. (Lined up on the anti-totalitarian side there were in the world at that time roughly 1.625 billion people.) Today, only six years later, there are 800 million people under the absolute domination of Soviet Russia — an increase of over 400 percent. On our side, the figure has shrunk to around 500 million. In other words, (in less than six years the odds have changed from 9 to 1 in our favor to 8 to 5 against us.) This indicates the swiftness of the tempo of communist victories and American defeats in the Cold War. As one of our outstanding historical figures once said, "When a great democracy is destroyed, it will not be because of enemies from without but rather because of enemies from within." (The truth of this statement is becoming terrifyingly clear as we see this country each day losing on every front.)

Use the excerpt from Joseph McCarthy’s famous “Enemies from Within” speech delivered in West Virginia on February 20, 1950, to answer the question.

Select the two highlighted examples that best identify the basis for McCarthy’s fear of the spread of communism in the world and in the United States.