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The House of Representatives began its work investigating subversive activity by U.S. citizens in 1930 as the Fish Committee and in 1934 as the McCormack Committee. In 1938 the committee was revived as the Dies Committee (after the name of its chairman, Martin Dies, Jr., D-Texas) to investigate the activities of communist and fascist organizations on the home front. Despite the strong anticommunism of Chairman Dies, before and during World War II the committee concentrated on fascist organizations.
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Do you mean "HUAC" If so then it stands for (The House Un-American Activities Committee)
House Committee on Un-American Activities (HCUA) It was in existence from 1934 till 1975, at which point its responsibilities were transferred to the House Judiciary Committee. In 1947, this committee held hearings about the influence of Communist propaganda on Hollywood.
Martin Dies was the first chairman of the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC). The committee is nonetheless most associated with a man who was never a member of it, Senator Joseph McCarthy, who used some of the committee's tactics in his own Senate investigations.
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Joe McCarthy, senator from Minnesota chaired the committee on UnAmerican activities, which became a sort of witch-hunt.
Alger Hiss.Joseph McCarthyEarl Warren Joseph McCarthy - through his relentless activities on the Houe UnAmerican Activities Committee.
the First Amendment, which guarantees freedom of speech.
The First Amendment, which guarantees freedom of speech
The House Committee on Un-American activities was created to investigate disloyalty and subversive organizations between 1938 to 1975.. It was originally created in 1938 to uncover citizens with Nazi ties within the United States.
The House of Representatives began its work investigating subversive activity by U.S. citizens in 1930 as the Fish Committee and in 1934 as the McCormack Committee. In 1938 the committee was revived as the Dies Committee (after the name of its chairman, Martin Dies, Jr., D-Texas) to investigate the activities of communist and fascist organizations on the home front. Despite the strong anticommunism of Chairman Dies, before and during World War II the committee concentrated on fascist organizations.
Martin Dies has: Played himself in "Committee on UnAmerican Activities" in 1962. Played himself in "Seeing Red" in 1983. Played Himself - Chairman of House Un-American Activities Committee in "Bogart: The Untold Story" in 1996. Played himself in "Assignment: Rescue" in 1997. Played himself in "The Tramp and the Dictator" in 2002.
the First Amendment he had his fredom of speach (apex)
THE HUAC-- an overviewThe HUAC was the House Un-american Activties Committee, it was responsible for the destruction of all unamerican things.
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