The House Committee on Un-American Activities, popularly dubbed the House Un-American Activities Committee, and from 1969 onwards known as the House Committee on Internal Security, was an investigative committee of the United States House of Representatives.

Why was HUAC created?

HUAC was created in 1938 to investigate alleged disloyalty and rebel activities on the part of private citizens, public employees and organizations suspected of having Communist ties. ... The threat of Communism was a driving force that created a wedge between society and the United States government.

When and why was the HUAC formed quizlet?

The House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC) was created in 1938 to investigate alleged disloyalty and subversive activities on the part of private citizens, public employees, and those organizations suspected of having Communist ties.