HUAC= House of Un-American Activites Commitee
The saw Hollywood as the biggest source of communism, worried it would portray communism within films and influence people
The hired 41 'friendly witnesses' to snitch on people they thought were communist. Famous people who were 'witnesses' included Reagan and Walt Disney
The named and shamed 20 'communisms'
HUAC began interrogating people, 10 of which refused and were sent to prison- 'Hollywood Ten'
100's of people became unemployed as they were on the 'black list' including individuals such as Arthur Miller, Charlie Chaplin and Orson Welles
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