One Result of the Anticommunist Crusade During the Late 1940s

question 129

Multiple Choice

One result of the anticommunist crusade during the late 1940s and early 1950s was the dismissal of which of the following as security risks?

• A) Alcoholics, homosexuals, and debtors in the employ of the federal government
• B) J Edgar Hoover and his staff within the Federal Bureau of Investigation
• C) Ethel and Julius Rosenberg from the State Department
• D) Henry A Wallace as his staff within the Department of Commerce

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Definitions:

Heart

A muscular organ in most animals, which pumps blood through the blood vessels of the circulatory system by rhythmic contraction and dilation.

Arrector Pili

Small muscles connected to hair follicles that, when contracted, cause hair to stand up, producing 'goosebumps'.

Goose Bumps

The raising of small bumps on the skin due to the contraction of miniature muscles at the base of hair follicles, usually in response to cold or fear.

Hair Follicles

The skin organ that produces hair, consisting of a small tubular cavity containing the root of a hair and located in the dermis of the skin.