During the years of mccarthyism in the '50s, many people felt communism was a real threat to this country. what are two things that gave life to these fears?
1. it was believed the federal government had been infiltrated by communists.2. many european and asian countries had recently converted to communism.3. socialist organizations were gaining control of many american companies.4. the soviet union had recently begun building up a nuclear arsenal of its own.

I beilive it is 4- The soviet union had recently begun builiding up a nuclear arsenal of its own.

1920 census

the census was scheduled for january the 1st, as the government believed that more farmers would be in their homes by that time instead of april. the census did not ask about unemployment, the number of children, and how long was a couple married were not taken into consideration. individuals were considered as residents of the places they normally slept, not the places were they worked at or visited.

2010 census

the census was scheduled for april 1st, 2010. it was the shortest census in history: it only contained 10 questions related to name, age, gender, ethnicity, relationship, and whether the citizen owned a home or rented one. the government launched a website in order to provide the citizens with information regarding the census. there were also "teach census weeks" in schools nationwide.