House Un-American Activities Committee

McCarthyism refers to making an accusation with little to no prove, in particular in accusing one to be a communist. 3. The House Un-American Activities Committee acted as an investigative group of the United States House of Representatives, led by McCarthy. 4. The House’s activities compare to the Salem witch trials because both cases made accusations against people with relatively no prove and mostly assumptions. 5. Other modern events compare to the…

or well known, so this attempt to limit their messages resulted in the removal of viewpoints available to the American people, and ultimately, the suppression of the free exchange of ideas that plays an essential role in society. The House Un American Activities Committee limited the production of new plays containing controversial political ideas. Beginning in 1938, the House Committee held hearings on typically left-wing people in the film and entertainment industry that were accused of…

During the Cold War, the fear of communism grew in America. As a result, the American government implemented ways of abolishing any communist sympathizers by attempting to stop their ideas from spreading. These organizations confined many Americans, even those who were not involved. The organizations began to ban people in Hollywood and restrict movies, in fear that the American people would intrust in certain communist ideas that went against America’s democracy. Regardless of the ways they…

end this wicked cycle? Arthur Miller found himself in this cycle. He uses historical events in The Crucible to shows how revenge affects the world and how one's integrity can help influence a society. The Salem Witch Trials was a bleak time in American history. The event started in 1692 (“Salem Witch Trials”). The community of Salem were looking for witches; then put them on trial (“Salem Witch Trials”). The people accused had no chance; if the court could not get them to admit to witchery,…

As historians said, Americans were afraid of Communism after WWII, the period of time that the fear reached its height was known as the Red Scare and the Red Scare led to a range of actions that had impacts on America’s policy and society both positive and negative.[ History.com Staff “Red Scare” history.com accessed date June 4th ,2017 http://www.history.com/topics/cold-war/red-scare] Then, this situation brought up a question why did they afraid of Communism? Let’s start with what Communism…

1950’s. The communists in the U.S. eventually became known as the Red Scare. They were also to referred as “Reds.” Some federal employees were examined to determine they were loyal to the House Un-American Activities Committee. After that, the Red Scare started fading during the 1950's. The Soviet spies and the American government became engaged in a series of economic disasters then which became the Cold War. According to History, “During World War II, the United States and the Soviet Union…

“[she] don’t pact with no Devil” (44). However, out of desperation, she confessed to the crime and named two others to clear her name. Based on puritan belief, confessing to witchcraft means you wish to return to god. Likewise, the House of Un-American Activities Committee subpoenaed many people in the film industry to testify. Those who refused to cooperate often charged with contempt of court, jailed, publicly humiliated or lost their jobs. Unfortunately, in both systems, individuals were…

Contrastingly, Abigail is unable to regain her integrity because she leaves Salem before she could justify her actions. Similar to Proctor and Williams, American citizens and the House of Un-American Activities Committee were infatuated with their reputations. Americans used their good names as a source of protection whereas the House of Un-American Activities Committee used their reputation as a source of power to convict suspected communists. In conclusion, sustaining a good name is extremely…

new technology for the time. The film industry at the time consisted of the Big 5 major studios, which were Paramount, RKO, Warner Bros., 20th Century-Fox, and MGM. However for the film industry it was in a new and uncharted place. With so many Americans owning televisions few of them went to movies anymore. With support from the government to produce war propaganda after the war,…

Executive Order 9835, the purging of communist principles seeped into industry in the United States. On October 20, 1947, the notorious Red Scare began to infiltrate the biggest propaganda source: Hollywood. As a congressional committee known as the House Un-American Activities Committee, or the HUAC, began to investigate the loyalty of Hollywood actors, a small group, known as the “Hollywood Ten”, resisted the hearings. These Hollywood A-Listers quickly became blacklisted, and were convicted…