What prompted the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC) to target the "Hollywood Ten"?

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Question 16 options:

Support for American isolationism in the years leading up to World War II

Increased political pressure from radical groups regarding civil rights legislation

Growing anxiety related to the economic effects of the Great Depression

Fear of communist infiltration within the American entertainment industry

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The correct answer is: Fear of communist infiltration within the American entertainment industry.

The House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC) targeted the "Hollywood Ten" due to concerns that communist influences were present in the film industry, which was seen as a potential means of spreading communist ideology. This was part of the broader Red Scare during the late 1940s and early 1950s when fears of communism were particularly pronounced in the United States.