1.Why was HUAC created?
2.Which industry did HUAC launch its first major attack against?
3.What well-known senator conducted these communist “witch hunts?” What word do we use today to refer to this era in history?
4.Who were “The Hollywood Ten” and why were they arrested and jailed?
5.Why did McCarthy believe Hollywood might play a big role in a communist uprising in America?
6.In what ways did those who were accused during the McCarthy Era suffer? Why was this unfair?
7.What were some of the ways blacklisted writers got work?
8.Fill in the following quote about the HUAC hearings – “Congressional hearings were in effect, not hearings, but __________________ for crimes that were not really crimes, with ______________________ serving as prosecutor, judge, and jury…”
9.What did it mean to be a “friendly witness” at a HUAC hearing? What happened after they testified?
10.What did “unfriendly witnesses” refuse to do? What happened to them as a result?