HUAC -- AntiCommunism

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In the film Guilty by Suspicion, we are introduced to a time over 50 years ago. WWI is over but anti-communist sentiment still runs across the country. The House Un-American Committee probes into the actions of citizens of the United States tied to the communist party. Specifically, we see this Committee, or HUAC, attack the Hollywood community for their ties to spreading Communist propaganda. Suspected Communists lose their jobs and the respect of their peers. The committee of congressmen interrogating the suspects is portrayed behind a strong wooden wall, above those they are questioning. They are portrayed as mean, yelling men, who do not care for the truth. HUAC was able to act the way it did when searching into Communist activities with the backing of the American public due to the strong sentiment against Communism.

Socialism is the belief that a government should control the means of production and distribution in their society. With this purpose in mind, the Social Democratic party was formed in the United States. This party believed to achieve their goal a moderate, evolutionary approach was needed. Others, however, disagreed, emphasizing a more revolutionary means to achieve the reforms they desired. Followers

HUAC was able to proceed in the manner it did because of the American sentiment toward Communism. There are many reasons why the American people did not take well to the Communist Party. For starters, many Americans believed that Lenin's actions in World War I led to the deaths of many Americans. By creating Communism in Russia, Lenin withdrew his country from the war, which allowed Germany to shift their power toward England and France, which in turn called for more American soldiers. As well, many of the members of the Communist Party were former radicals who had opposed the draft and were considered un-American by their peers

Another reason the Communist party received a very unwelcome reception in the United States was the strong beliefs infused in our capitalist society, such as private property, individualism, and political democracy. These three beliefs are specifically cut out in the then current Russian Communist belief. Private property is abolished in favor of a communal worth, the individual is removed for collective force, and a dictatorship rules out any democratic proceedings. As well, the Russian government not only promoted a non-religious belief, but it murdered thousands who followed their Christian heritage.

The Communist Party planned bombings and strikes, and as a result anti-communist advances were taken. Lead

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