What was the purpose of the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC)?(4 points)

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to help people with mental illnesses get treatment
to help people with mental illnesses get treatment

to improve patriotism and enthusiasm in the United States
to improve patriotism and enthusiasm in the United States

to stop people from collaborating with the Vietnamese or Koreans
to stop people from collaborating with the Vietnamese or Koreans

to identify suspected communists in business, academia, and the media
to identify suspected communists in business, academia, and the media

Answer 1

The purpose of the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC) was to identify suspected communists in business, academia, and the media. The committee was established in 1938 and became particularly active during the late 1940s and 1950s, during the early years of the Cold War, when there was widespread fear of communist influence in American society.