HUAC Testimony Questions
Name of your person ________________________________________________
1. What does he do for a living?
2. Why has he been called to testify for HUAC?
3. What power does he hold within the entertainment industry to shape public opinion?
4. What are his views on communism? Include evidence from the text to support your answer.
5. What are his views on HUAC? Include evidence from the text to support your answer.
HUAC Testimony Discussion Questions
1. What was called “un-American” during this time period?
2. Why do you think people used the term “un-American” instead of another term?
3. What things were happening at the time that prompted public and congressional support of HUAC?
4. What caused the HUAC hearings, and what effect did they have on individuals and their rights?
5.
What do we consider to be “un-American” in present day?
6. Would this panel be allowed to happen in present day? Why or why not?
7. Are there any views so dangerous that the government is justified in silencing them?
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What American values were compromised during HUAC’s activities? Are there any ways these
values are compromised in today’s society? (Examples of values include freedom, security, individual
rights, common good, rule of law, authority, limited government, etc.)