The House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC) was form from 1938-1975. It was created to investigate disloyalty and rebel organizations. Investigation allegations of communist activity in the U.S during early years of the Cold War (1945-91). During the hearing, the suspected Communist was grilled about his or her political beliefs and activities and then asked to provide the names of other people who had taken part in allegedly subversive activities. Any additional figures identified in this manner also received subpoenas, widening the committee’s probe.
Communist were often referred as “Reds” for their alliance to the Soviet Union. The name coming from the color of the Soviet flag. The film portrayed communists going free by claiming constitutional rights. This constitutional right is the Fifth Amendment. Part of the Bill of Rights it states “No person shall be held to answer for a capital, or otherwise infamous crime, unless on a presentment or indictment of a grand jury, except in cases arising in the land or naval forces, or in the militia, when in actual service in …show more content…
World War II (1939-45), the democratic United States and the communist Soviet Union engage in a series of political and economic clashes known as the Cold War. The intense rivalry between the two raised concerns in the United States that Communists and political sympathizers inside America might actively work as Soviet spies and pose a threat to U.S. security. Believing the significance of setting the action in Hawaii is because the Cold War has started at that time. The war memorial at Pearl Harbor singled out for special attention to commemorate the members of the Armed Forces of the United States who gave their lives to their country during the attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7,
Communist were often referred as “Reds” for their alliance to the Soviet Union. The name coming from the color of the Soviet flag. The film portrayed communists going free by claiming constitutional rights. This constitutional right is the Fifth Amendment. Part of the Bill of Rights it states “No person shall be held to answer for a capital, or otherwise infamous crime, unless on a presentment or indictment of a grand jury, except in cases arising in the land or naval forces, or in the militia, when in actual service in …show more content…
World War II (1939-45), the democratic United States and the communist Soviet Union engage in a series of political and economic clashes known as the Cold War. The intense rivalry between the two raised concerns in the United States that Communists and political sympathizers inside America might actively work as Soviet spies and pose a threat to U.S. security. Believing the significance of setting the action in Hawaii is because the Cold War has started at that time. The war memorial at Pearl Harbor singled out for special attention to commemorate the members of the Armed Forces of the United States who gave their lives to their country during the attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7,