3.1 Red Scare: HUAC and the Hollywood Ten

The purpose of House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC) when it was set up in 1938?

• 1. The purpose of HUAC when it was set up in 1938 was to monitor extreme political groups like the Nazis who might be operating in the USA.

• 1. The purpose of HUAC when it was set up in 1938 was to monitor extreme political groups like the Communists who might be operating in the USA.

• 1. The purpose of HUAC when it was set up in 1938 was to monitor extreme political groups like the Suffragettes who might be operating in the USA.

• 1. The purpose of HUAC when it was set up in 1938 was to monitorpolitical groups like the Civil Rights Movements in the USA.

In what year did HUAC begin public hearings about communism?

What question were suspects asked during HUAC’s public hearings about communism?

Who was the director of the FBI who appeared as a witness before HUAC?

What was the Taft-Hartley Act of 1947, and what did it require trade union leaders to do?

• The Taft-Hartley Act of 1947 required trade union leaders to check their members were not communists.

• The Taft-Hartley Act of 1947 required trade union leaders to swear that they were not communists.

• The Taft-Hartley Act of 1947 required trade union leaders to check their members were not communists or parts of the Civil Rights Movement.

• The Taft-Hartley Act of 1947 required trade union leaders to check their members were not foreign.

What power did the Taft-Hartley Act give to the President?

• The Taft-Hartley Act gave the President the power to declare strikes illegal

• The Taft-Hartley Act gave the President the power to declare Communists illegal

• The Taft-Hartley Act gave the President the power to declare Civil Rights activity and organisations illegal

• The Taft-Hartley Act gave the President the power to declare Nazi groups illegal

Which industry was the focus of HUAC’s most notorious investigation?

What were film-makers accused of during HUAC’s investigation into the Hollywood movie industry?

• Film-makers were accused of making bad-quality films which did not make Americans proud to be American.

• Film-makers were accused of making films which encouraged people to be tolerant.

• Film-makers were accused of making propaganda to brainwash Americans into supporting communism.

What happened to writers and producers who refused to testify before HUAC?

Name two actors who supported HUAC’s investigations and one who left the USA to avoid appearing before the Committee.