In The Crucible, a similar event occurred. ... In 1947, the House Committee on Un-American Activities (HUAC) responded to charges that Hollywood was riddled with communists; it investigated people in the movie industry. A group of film directors and writers, known as the Hollywood Ten, refused to answer HUAC's questions and went to jail. ... The Hollywood Ten upheld their Fifth Amendment rights in front of HUAC by refusing to answer any of the committee's questions, and stood silent. ... These quotes explain the essence of The Crucible and McCarthyism. ...

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