House Un-American Activities Committee

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committee of the United States House of Representatives congressional committee

The House Un-American Activities Committee was a U.S. House of Representatives committee best known for investigating alleged communist influence and subversive activities, particularly in Hollywood and other cultural institutions, during the mid-20th century.

Aliases (6)

Alger Hiss hearings ×1
HUAC ×1
Hollywood blacklist ×1
House Un-American Activities Committee hearings ×1
House Un-American Activities Committee testimony ×1
Special Committee on Un-American Activities ×1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	committee of the United States House of Representatives → congressional committee →
activeDuring	Cold War → Second Red Scare →
appliesToJurisdiction	federal government of the United States →
archivesAt	U.S. National Archives and Records Administration →
areaOfInterest	Nazi activities in the United States → communism → fascism → loyalty of federal employees → subversive organizations →
country	United States of America →
criticizedFor	chilling effect on free speech → contributing to blacklisting in Hollywood → use of guilt by association → violations of civil liberties →
dissolved	1975 →
hasLanguage	English →
hasMainTask	investigation of alleged communist influence → investigation of alleged subversive activities → investigation of disloyalty to the United States → investigation of propaganda activities →
inception	1938 →
legislativeBody	United States Congress →
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity	Washington, D.C. →
namedAfter	Martin Dies Jr. →
notableMember	Francis E. Walter NERFINISHED → J. Parnell Thomas → John Rankin → Martin Dies Jr. → Richard Nixon →
originallyNamed	Dies Committee → Special Committee on Un-American Activities →
partOf	United States House of Representatives →
replacedBy	House Judiciary Committee Subcommittee on Civil and Constitutional Rights → House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence →
shortName	HUAC →
significantEvent	Alger Hiss hearings → Hollywood blacklist investigations → investigation of the Hollywood Ten → investigations of alleged communist infiltration in government → investigations of alleged communist influence in education → investigations of alleged communist influence in labor unions → investigations of alleged communist influence in the entertainment industry →
typeOfJurisdiction	investigative jurisdiction →
usedMethod	contempt of Congress citations → public hearings → subpoena power →

Referenced by (9)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Benjamin Gitlow → Elia Kazan →	testifiedBefore
Howard Da Silva ("Hollywood blacklist") →	blacklistContext
After the Fall ("House Un-American Activities Committee hearings") →	inspiredBy
House Un-American Activities Committee ("Special Committee on Un-American Activities") →	originallyNamed
House Un-American Activities Committee ("HUAC") →	shortName
House Un-American Activities Committee ("Alger Hiss hearings") →	significantEvent
Harry Dexter White ("House Un-American Activities Committee testimony") →	subjectOf
Lillian Hellman →	wroteLetterTo