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The Salem (and Other) Witch Hunts
The second and third disgraceful episodes were triggered by an irrational fear of communist subversion before and after the onset of the Cold War, an era in which the Soviet leaders proclaimed the superiority of Marxist doctrines and threatened the “bury” the liberal democracies of the United States and other Western nations.
In the late 1930s, following two major film industry strikes, Hollywood movie producers and members of the U.S. Congress accused the Screen Writer’s Guild of including Communist party members. Although the party was legal and its membership was not a crime, the charges led to widespread blacklisting of screenwriters, actors, and other entertainment professionals in the 1940s and 1950s. The so-called “First Red Scare” ruined the careers of hundreds of individuals working in the film industry.
It peaked in 1947 when ten of these film writers and directors were brought before the House Un-American Activities Committee and questioned whether they were or had been Communist party members. When the accused refused to answer, they were cited for contempt of Congress, fired from their jobs, and began serving a one-year jail sentence in 1950.
During the First Red Scare…
A. members of the entertainment industry were falsely accused of being communists.
B. members of Congress were falsely accused of being Communists.
C. members of the entertainment industry were convicted of treason.
D. members of Congress went to reasonable lengths to ensure that safety of Americans during the Cold War.
choose the correct answer
The second and third disgraceful episodes were triggered by an irrational fear of communist subversion before and after the onset of the Cold War, an era in which the Soviet leaders proclaimed the superiority of Marxist doctrines and threatened the “bury” the liberal democracies of the United States and other Western nations.
In the late 1930s, following two major film industry strikes, Hollywood movie producers and members of the U.S. Congress accused the Screen Writer’s Guild of including Communist party members. Although the party was legal and its membership was not a crime, the charges led to widespread blacklisting of screenwriters, actors, and other entertainment professionals in the 1940s and 1950s. The so-called “First Red Scare” ruined the careers of hundreds of individuals working in the film industry.
It peaked in 1947 when ten of these film writers and directors were brought before the House Un-American Activities Committee and questioned whether they were or had been Communist party members. When the accused refused to answer, they were cited for contempt of Congress, fired from their jobs, and began serving a one-year jail sentence in 1950.
During the First Red Scare…
A. members of the entertainment industry were falsely accused of being communists.
B. members of Congress were falsely accused of being Communists.
C. members of the entertainment industry were convicted of treason.
D. members of Congress went to reasonable lengths to ensure that safety of Americans during the Cold War.
choose the correct answer
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A. members of the entertainment industry were falsely accused of being communists.
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