McCarthyism - Questions

Listen to the document and answer the following questions.

1. When did "the second Red Scare" happen?

2. Why is the period also called McCarthyism?

3. What methods were used?

4. Where was the Employee Loyalty Test used?

5. Between 1947 and 1956, how many federal workers were screened?

6. How many resignations happened because of this?

7. What was the consequence for the people under investigations?

8. When did McCarthy’s power start to weaken?

9. What was the consequence for people at the time?