Who was in charge of investigating claims of communist activity in the government, armed forces, universities, and other areas o

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Who was in charge of investigating claims of communist activity in the government, armed forces, universities, and other areas o

f American life during the Second Red Scare in the late 1940s and early 1950s?

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abruzzese [7] · Answer 1 · 2022-06-21T03:05:47+03:00

<u>House Un-American Activities Commitee</u> was in charge of investigating claims of communist activity in the government, armed forces, universities, and other areas.

<u>Explanation</u>:

House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC) was responsible for investigating Fascist or Communist ties on citizens, employees and organizations in both public and private sector. HUAC was established in the year of 1938 by House of Representatives of United States of America.

The main aim of HUAC was to promote the ideas of U.S citizens that communism could be in their country and they are free from disloyalty and revolutionary activities. Second Red Scare was a phenomenon that was started after the World War II.