With the purpose of protecting the country, the United States introduced the House of Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC) and the Patriot Act. The HUAC was a committee created in 1938 by the United States House of Representatives to investigate communist acts in the government. On the other hand, The Patriot Act was created long after the HUAC. The Patriot Act was an act created by the President George W. Bush in 2001, as a response to the terrorist act in New York. “USA Patriot Act” is an acronym for: Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism. (ABC-CLIO, USA PATRIOT ACT(2001)). The HUAC and the Patriot Act had their own significant purpose, methods of enforcements and impact on the people and the country. …show more content…
After World War 2, the United States and the Soviets relations were defined as intense. The Iron Curtain and policies such as the containment were established to keep away communism. (ABC-CLIO, McCarthy hearings). The HUAC perceived communism as a threat to the United States, so they established the committee to investigate and imprison the Americans who were committing communist acts. On the other hand, the Patriot Act was targeting the terrorists. After the terrorist attack on September 11, 2001, the act was signed six weeks later to prevent terrorism (Benson). The Patriot act planned on protecting the nation from future attacks by strengthening the measures to detect and prevent