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The HUAC, or House Committee on Un-American Activities, was authorized by the United States House of Representatives on May 26th, 1938.

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The House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC) was created in 1938. Initially focused on investigating potential subversion and disloyalty, it became notorious in the 1940s and 1950s for its actions related to investigating alleged communist influence in American society.

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Why was HUAC created?

To stop communism in America


What did huac do?

the question is what didn't the huac do


What is HUAC and what did it set out to do in the 1940s and 1950s?

HUAC was the House Committee on Un-Amercan Activities. It was created to investigate disloyal and subversive organizations, such as Fascism Nazism and Communism. Largely associated with McCarthyism, HUAC set out to investigate and convict peole of holding left-wing (communism) views. In 1947, HUAC began blacklisting Hollywood actors and producers.


What does HUAC stand for?

HUAC was the House Un-American Activities Committee.


What are three facts about HUAC?

The HUAC was used to find citizens in United States with Nazi ties. It was established in 1938 under the leadership of Martin Dies. The House Judiciary Committee was transferred the functions of HUAC on the abolishment of HUAC in 1975.


What is a huac?

The HUAC is the House Committee on Un-American Activities. This is a committee found in the United States of America.


Who ran HUAC?

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Who ran the HUAC?

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What group of writes refused to answer the questions of huac?

The writers who refused to answer questions in front of the HUAC committee were known as the Hollywood Ten.


Which industry did HUAC launch its first major attack against?

The HUAC launched its first major attack against Hollywood.


What was the H.U.A.C.?

THE HUAC-- an overviewThe HUAC was the House Un-american Activties Committee, it was responsible for the destruction of all unamerican things.


Who subpoenaed Abbie Hoffman?

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