HUAC Explained (House Un-American Activities Committee)

The video provides a historical overview of the House on Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC), detailing its origins, key investigations, and eventual decline. It begins with the precursors to HUAC, such as the Overman and Fish Committees, and moves on to its formation in 1945. The video highlights HUAC's significant investigations, including those in Hollywood and against suspected communists like Alger Hiss. It also discusses the committee's influence on propaganda and its decline due to McCarthyism and public protests. HUAC was eventually dissolved in 1975, with its functions absorbed by the Judiciary Committee.

What was the outcome of the investigation into Alger Hiss?

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What led to the decline of HUAC's credibility in the 1950s?

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What changes occurred to HUAC in 1969?

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