Analyze the effects of the Red Scare on domestic United States policy.
Remarks
Examples may include, but are not limited to, loyalty review program, House Un-American Activities Committee, McCarthyism (Sen. Joe McCarthy), McCarran Act.
This benchmark is annually evaluated on the United States History End-of-Course Assessment. For more information on how this benchmark is evaluated view the United States History End-of-Course Assessment Test Item Specifications pages
40-42. Additional resources may be found on the
FLDOE End-of-Course (EOC) Assessments webpage and the
FLDOE Social Studies webpage.
Subject Area: Social Studies
Grade: 912
Date Adopted or Revised: 02/14
Status: State Board Approved
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Related Access Points
| Access Point Number |
Access Point Title |
| SS.912.A.6.AP.8 | Identify the effects of the Red Scare on United States domestic policy. |
Related Resources
Assessment
| Name |
Description |
| Quiz: 1950s America | Try this 8-question multiple choice quiz to see how much you know about America in the 1950s. Foreign and domestic policy are both included in these questions. |
Lesson Plans
| Name |
Description |
| The Red Scare (1 of 3) | Students will be introduced to the origins of communism, the growing threat of the Soviet Union after War II, and the impact of the Red Scare on the United States and its citizens. This is lesson 1 of 3 in a mini-unit integrating civics and U.S. History. |
| The "Red Scare" (3 of 3) |
- A guided practice containing primary source political cartoons from the "Red Scare" for students to analyze.
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| The Red Scare (2 of 3) | A guided practice incorporating primary source text used to demonstrate the growing threat of communism and its effect on U.S. citizens during the Red Scare. |
| The Second Red Scare | In this lesson, students will learn how the Red Scare impacted domestic policy and analyze how the media and public opinion influenced government decision-making and policy. |
Original Student Tutorial
| Name |
Description |
| Cold War at Home: McCarthyism and the Red Scare | Learn about the Second Red Scare that swept America in the early years of the Cold War with this interactive tutorial. You'll also learn about McCarthyism, the era of suspicion and persecution that gets its name from the actions of notorious Senator Joseph McCarthy. |
Student Resources
Original Student Tutorial
| Name |
Description |
| Cold War at Home: McCarthyism and the Red Scare: | Learn about the Second Red Scare that swept America in the early years of the Cold War with this interactive tutorial. You'll also learn about McCarthyism, the era of suspicion and persecution that gets its name from the actions of notorious Senator Joseph McCarthy. |
Assessment
| Name |
Description |
| Quiz: 1950s America: | Try this 8-question multiple choice quiz to see how much you know about America in the 1950s. Foreign and domestic policy are both included in these questions. |
