Use the flowchart and your knowledge of social studies to answer the following questions. What was HUAC responsible for? screening federal employees holding hearings about communist ties to the entertainment industry declaring that the U.S. State Department had been infiltrated by communists enforcing the Smith Act

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Use the flowchart and your knowledge of social studies to answer the following questions. What was HUAC responsible for? screening federal employees holding hearings about communist ties to the entertainment industry declaring that the U.S. State Department had been infiltrated by communists enforcing the Smith Act

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The question is regarding the responsibility of the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC). HUAC was an investigative committee of the United States House of Representatives, created in 1938 to uncover citizens within the United States government and society who had known communist ties. Among the areas where HUAC had an impact was the entertainment industry, where it had held hearings with regards to any communist influences.

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