Hollywood blacklist

Both confessed to save themselves from a punishment (The Crucible). Kazan was expected to deny the accusations, and acquaintances states that they expected him to break the blacklist. (Westlund). Elia Kazan was later described by The New York Times as "One of the most honored and influential directors in Broadway and Hollywood history" but this was not taken seriously by many people because of the sore spot created by the Red Scare and the McCarthy trials. Kazan told the House Un-American…

The US foreign policy during the cold war took place in many continents around the world. One of those continent was Asia, where Korea was involved. “Foreign Policy in the Pacific: a result of the Korean conflict SEATO, George Kennan, John Dulles, Roll-back, Brinkmanship, and Missile Gap.” The policy of containment had a gap and the Soviets stop seeing their activity in Europe started looking scenarios globe in places of great strategic and diplomatic difficulty for the US North Korea attacked…

McCarthy was convinced, or pretended to be convinced that there were communists in Hollywood, as such the House Un-American Activities Committee investigated the Screen Actors Guild and developed a Hollywood Blacklist. McCarthy and his followers went after any and everybody they wanted to accuse of being a communist. When in reality he was only interested in furthering his own political career regardless…

The role of reputation in the ‘Othello’ and ‘The Crucible’ The word reputation refers to the beliefs or opinions that are generally held about someone or something. The beliefs or opinions that are held by characters in “Othello” and “the Crucible” is a significant theme that is constant both plays. In the insular community of Salem, reputation holds a place of utmost importance; it is what is used to label you and is the main factor that people use to judge you and determine your treatment in…

Bias in History: Analogies of Witch Hunts and McCarthyism Going through high school in my small hometown, I would always hear about McCarthyism, or the Second Red Scare, in a poor context. One common analogy I heard was connecting McCarthyism to the witch hunts that I would hear about from the medieval period. This shows a bias has been developed against the topic and is now ingrained into society. To examine this topic I looked at sources involving both McCarthyism and the witch hunts. While…

National Security is a major issue in American Politics. Throughout the decades the issues that threaten national security have changed. In the 1940s, the national security policies are based more on programs rather than the military. However by 2001, the U.S. national security strategies have become more militaristic in nature. In March 1947, Harry S. Truman announced to Congress the beginning of what would be later called the Truman Doctrine. In it essence, the Truman Doctrine was an American…