THE COLD WAR 1950 1973
MCCARTHYISM AND THE RED SCARE
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Support for American isolationism in the years leading up to World War II
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Increased political pressure from racial groups regarding civil rights legislation
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Growing anxiety related to the economic effects of the Great Depression
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Fear of communist infiltration within the American entertainment industry
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Detailed explanation-1: -As the Cold War intensified, the frenzy over the perceived threat posed by Communists in the U.S. became known as the Red Scare. HUAC was created in 1938 to investigate alleged disloyalty and rebel activities on the part of private citizens, public employees and organizations suspected of having Communist ties.
Detailed explanation-2: -Why was Hollywood a target of anti-communist investigations by Congress and what was the fate of the Hollywood ten? The HUAC investigates the movie industry as they believed that communists were sneaking propanganda into films. The ten are sent to prisonfor not cooperation with unconsituional acusations.
Detailed explanation-3: -In late September 1947, HUAC subpoenaed 79 individuals on a claim that they were subversive and the supposition that they injected Communist propaganda into their films.
Detailed explanation-4: -HUAC investigations led to Hollywood blacklists In 1947 and 1951 it investigated alleged Communist Party influence in Hollywood and the motion picture industry. As a result of these and subsequent hearings, nearly 300 actors and others employed in the movie industry were blacklisted or prevented from working.