Question

Read the following excerpt.

In September 1947, the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC) subpoenaed approximately 80
producers. Only 10 of the people who were summoned appeared before the committee and became know
committee asked them about their union memberships and if they had ever been members of the Commu
refused to answer these questions. They also refused to name anyone they knew who might be favorable
had broken no laws, the 10 were found in contempt, heavily fined, and sentenced to jail terms. They were
great difficulty making a living. Many other workers in the film industry were later fired because they were
How did the methods of the HUAC and the treatment of the Hollywood 10 reflect the Cold War beliefs of r
O A. People believed that communist propaganda was the main message in American film.
O B. People believed that their way of life would be saved if enough communists were imprisoned
OC. People were afraid that communists were trying to undermine American culture.
OD. People were afraid that film workers were in danger of being harmed by communists.

Answer 1

Postwar US and the Cold War at Home: Mastery Test:

Answer:

A. People were afraid that communists were trying to undermine American culture.

Answer 2

The methods of the HUAC and the treatment of the Hollywood 10 reflected the Cold War beliefs of people being afraid that communists were trying to undermine American culture.

During the Cold War, there was widespread fear and paranoia about the spread of communism and its potential to subvert American democracy and culture. The HUAC was created in the 1930s to investigate alleged communist influence in American society, and it became particularly active during the early years of the Cold War. The Hollywood 10 were a group of filmmakers who were targeted by the HUAC for their alleged ties to communism, and their treatment reflected the broader anxieties of the era about the supposed communist threat to American culture and values. The HUAC's tactics of subpoenaing and questioning people about their political beliefs and affiliations, and punishing them for refusing to cooperate, were seen as necessary measures to protect American society from the perceived communist threat.