Essays Tagged: "House Un-American Activities Committee"

Red Scare. The communis hysteria in the US during the 1950s.

an citizens' rights, the personal rights of millions of people were destroyed. As early as 1938 the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC) emerged. Within the first few days of its existence, w ...

(7 pages) 167 0 5.0 Mar/1997

Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History

Lawrence Ferlinghetti's Politics

ts and further publication of controversial and/or anti-government materials through his publishing house, New Directions. By using poetry, Ferlinghetti was able to reach a vast audience including tho ... e Ferlinghetti canceled all government grants coming to him and to any writers under his publishing house. Currently he still disallows the acceptance of government grants to any of his writers (Alspa ...

(7 pages) 50 0 4.7 Jun/1995

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Political Science

Book review of The Crucible

haracters in The Crucible and the personality of Arthur Miller.There was a period in time where the House Un-American Activities Committee, run by Senator Joseph R. McCarthy, was investigating and que ...

(2 pages) 120 0 4.4 Jan/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

"The Crucible" by Arthur Miller.

irst performed in America, this was a very current and delicate issue because of the actions of the House Un-American Activities Committee in Hollywood.Conformity is an idea that has plagued mankind f ... performed something was taking place that was very alike the Salem Witch Trials. In Hollywood, the House Un-American Activities Committee was investigating the film industry for communist activities. ...

(5 pages) 175 1 5.0 Nov/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

Mccarthyism by A Myan.

yism itself had begun years before Senator Joseph McCarthy had even come to national attention. The House Committee of Un-American Activities (HUAC), established in 1945 is best known for anti-Communi ...

(4 pages) 129 1 4.0 Dec/2003

Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History

Hollywood Blacklist

te 1940's and throughout the 1950's, there was a great fear of Communism in America and abroad. The House Committee on Un-American Activities (HUAC) was created in 1938 as a means to investigate and w ... ers and directors, were cited for contempt of Congress and jailed for failing to cooperate with the house committee.As World War Two ended, and the once widely popular and accepted Communist movement ...

(7 pages) 55 0 5.0 Oct/2004

Subjects: Law & Government Essays

Briefly describe the Federal Employee Loyalty Program, the House Committee on Un-American Activities' investigation of the movie industry, and the His-Chambers case.

piracy within American borders. Out of this "witch hunt," the Federal Employee Loyalty Program, the House Un-American Activities Committee, and the Hiss-Chambers case emerged to highlight such paranoi ...

(2 pages) 12 0 0.0 Sep/2006

Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History > North American Presidents

McCarthyism

the expectations the same as during Salem which trails happened.McCarthyism originated in the HUAC (House of Un-American Activities Committee) chaired by J. Parnell Thomas. The HUAC began an investiga ...

(3 pages) 50 1 2.3 May/2007

Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History

The Crucible

s in The Crucible and the personality of Arthur Miller. There was a period in time where the House Un-American Activities Committee, run by Senator Joseph R. McCarthy, was investigating and que ...

(2 pages) 1364 0 0.0 Feb/2008

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American

Women In Third World

In March 1947 the House of Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC) came to Hollywood to expose communist influence in ...

(6 pages) 14 0 0.0 Feb/2008

Subjects: History Term Papers > World History > The Cold War

American History

ny Americans were disagreed with the concept of communism. There were a well knows committee called House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC), the well known anti-communist investigation committee ... be as equal as the men. The women start to speak up, and the men have to do some of the traditional household duties. The story that is happening in the film was something that seemed to be unacceptab ...

(5 pages) 21 0 0.0 Feb/2008

Subjects: History Term Papers

Was the 1950s really a good time for the people?

her loving family. This, in a sense, halted the feminist movement by depicting females as inferior housewives. This stereotypical portrayal of the suburban lifestyle often was echoed through housing ... ainly because housing was affordable and due to lack of equal rights, they were not able to acquire house loans. Even though Americans were living a comfortable lifestyle due to the healthy economy, ...

(4 pages) 38 0 5.0 Apr/2008

Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History

Joseph McCarthy and the Red Scare

ny people thought that the communists would start a nuclear holocaust if they used atomic bombs.The House Un-American Activities Committee or the HUAC began to investigate communist organizations. The ...

(3 pages) 23 0 0.0 Apr/2009

Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History

To What extent did the US escalate the Cold war?

up an entire committee which had no purpose other than to find people who supported communism. The House of Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC) was established in 1938 to hunt down communist symp ... ismRichard M. Fried: Nightmare in red: the McCarthy era in perspectiveThe Eleanor Roosevelt Papers."House Un-American Activities Committee." Teaching Eleanor Roosevelt, ed. by Allida Black, June Hopki ...

(9 pages) 18 0 0.0 Sep/2009

Subjects: History Term Papers > World History > The Cold War

The Hollywood Blacklist

ticommunists pursue targeting several high-ranking Hollywood professionals (Rose 401). In 1947, The House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC) started to convene some of these professionals followi ...

(3 pages) 0 0 0.0 Oct/2014

Subjects: Art Essays > Film & TV Studies