Arthur Miller

Where and when was Arthur Miller born? 

1915, New York 

When did he die?

2005

What university did he attend?

University of Michigan

When the depression hit, what jobs did he do to earn money for college?

 he worked in an automobile parts plant to pay for college. He also worked as a mouse tender in a science laboratory.

What was the name of his first Broadway play?

All my son in 1947

     What play caught the attention of Senator Joseph McCarthy?

The Crucible 1953.

Why is this significant?

He wrote the play to expose the witch hunt that mccarthy was doing

Who was probably the most famous of his wives?

Marilyn Monroe

What is communism?

involves creating an 'equal society' through an authoritarian state, which the two classes are the proletariat (the working class), who make up the majority of the

population within society and must work to survive

.   When was the Russian Revolution?

1917

  What is McCarthyism?

A campaign or practice that endorses the use of unfair allegations and investigations.

What was the name of his senate committee?

 House of Un- American Activities Committee.

   What is the Cold War?

a state of political hostility between countries characterized by threats, propaganda, and other measures short of open warfare.

What two people were convicted of spying for the Russians?

Ethel and Julis Rosenberg 

What were people held in when they refused to name people to the committee?

Contempt of congress