... exception anyone who confessed, and gave the names of other "Communists" were spared (Garraty, 531). After the blacklists, and the scare of Communism films started containing only anti-Communist themes. Somewhere around forty of these anti-Communism films were made. None of them being very popular or profitable (Fried, 78). The blacklists continued in Hollywood while in the Government offices more than ... , 531). No Part of Society was left untouched. Companies like General Electric, General Motors, CBS, the New York Times, New York City Board of Education, and the United Auto Workers f...

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... propaganda as the distribution of pamphlets and documentaries portrayed how good life was in America, demonstrating the life of the American worker and selling the democratic way of life. Feature films such as "Nikotchka- which satired the lives of Russians went a long way in winning the war against communism. This film was repeatedly shown in the working class regions of Italy ... time to release 29 merchant ships to the Italian government that had been seized during the war as a gesture of "friendship and confidence in a democratic Italy-(Miller). This event was followed four days lat...

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... figures, teachers, college professors, and entertainers. The main effect it had on Americans was that off fear. Many Americans were afraid of a communist take-over and all the violence that followed it. Most of these fears were portrayed in science-fiction movies, like Invasion of the Body Snatchers, The Thing, Invaders from Mars, and The Blob. These ... films all presented traits similar to either the communists or the stereotypical description of communists. In The Blob, the blob shows how the communism is spreading slowly, but effectively over everything. ... ...

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