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1. Was anticommunism a response to a real communist threat, globally and/or domestically? Or was it simply a hysteria or "Red Scare"? Or both? Draw upon the introductory text and the documents in answering this question.

2. Compare and contrast the anticommunist investigations of Richard Nixon and Joseph McCarthy. In concluding, offer your opinion of each man's work based on what you have read.

Based on your reading, criticize the Roosevelt and Truman administration's record on communism within the U.S. government.

3. It is 1952. You are a Democratic Party activist promoting your candidates against their Republican opponents. The Party has tasked you with defending its record on communism within the government and criticizing the Republicans for their approach to the topic. discuss a "talking points" memo or document that Democratic candidates might use in the campaign.

4. Richard Nixon said that the Alger Hiss case provided a "Lesson for the American People." According to Nixon, what could be learned from the Hiss case? What lessons did it offer to the American people? Do you agree or disagree?

5. Defend Joseph McCarthy's campaign to uncover communists within the U.S. government. Was he "on to" something? Was it important for him and others to keep this issue in the public eye?