House Un-American Activities Committee: Timeline

1947   The House Un-American Activities Committee begin their investigations of communism Communism

Communism is an ideology that seeks to establish a future classless [i], stateless [i] ... 

 in Hollywood.

1947   Red Scare Red Scare

The term "Red Scare" has been retroactively applied to two distinct periods of strong anti-Communism [i] ... 

: The United States House of Representatives United States House of Representatives

The United States House of Representatives is one of the two chambers [i] of the United States Congress [i] ... 

 votes 346 to 17 to approve citations of contempt of U.S. Congress against the so-called Hollywood 10 after the 10 had refused to co-operate with the House Un-American Activities Committee concerning allegations of Communist Communism

Communism is an ideology that seeks to establish a future classless [i], stateless [i] ... 

 influence in the movie Film

Film is a term that encompasses motion pictures as individual projects, as well as the field in general.... 

 industry, (the 10 were blacklisted by Hollywood movie studios the next day).

1966   Vietnam War Vietnam War

The Vietnam War was a conflict in which the Democratic Republic of Vietnam [i] and its al ... 

: The House Un-American Activities Committee begins investigations of Americans who have aided the Viet Cong, with the intent to introduce legislation making these activities illegal. Anti-war demonstrators disrupt the meeting and 50 are arrested.