Question

Which of the following statements best characterizes the House Un-American Activities Committee in the 1950s? A.The House Un-American Activities Committee ended the era of espionage. B. House Un-American Activities Committee kept the United States out of war. C.The House Un-American Activities Committee wrongly accused many people. D.The House Un-American Activities Committee questioned only private citizens.

Answer 1

Option C is the right answer that the House Un-American Activities Committee wrongly accused many people.

Established in 1938, the House Un-American Activities Committee was a committee of the House of Representatives in the United States. This committee examined both the Nazi's and Communist actions in the United States. This act of the commission appeared in numerous 'contempt-of-congress, blames, and blacklisting' of many citizens who denied to answer the questions of the committee.

Answer 2

From the given statements, the following statement best characterizes the House Un-American Activities Committee in the 1950s:

A) The House Un-American Activities Committee ended the era of espionage.

The House Un-American Activities Committee was an investigative committee of the United States.

It was founded in 1938 and got dissolved in 1975.