Identify and State the Historical Significance of the Following

question 30

Short Answer

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Bill of Rights

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Definitions:

Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA)

Since the mid-1940s, the film industry’s principal trade organization. See also Motion Picture Producers and Distributors of America.

Hollywood Ten

A group of film directors and screenwriters who were blacklisted in Hollywood during the late 1940s and 1950s because of their alleged communist ties or sympathies.

Blacklist

The industry-wide purge of alleged Communist influence between 1947 and 1959. All told, about three hundred writers, directors, producers, and actors were rendered unemployable following accusations regarding their political and/or union affiliations.

Film Noir Ideology

Refers to the thematic and stylistic elements typical of film noir, including moral ambiguity, fatalism, and the dark side of human nature.