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title: "In what year did the House Un-American Activities Committee investigate the movie industry in an attempt to root out communist sympathizers?"  
description: "In what year did the House Un-American Activities Committee investigate the movie industry in an attempt to root out communist sympathizers?"  
author: "Cox elliott"  
published: 2018-05-14  
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category: "history, politics & society"  
tags: ["usa history"]  
reading_time: 1 minute  

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# In what year did the House Un-American Activities Committee investigate the movie industry in an attempt to root out communist sympathizers?

In what year did the House Un-[American](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/41823/how-much-did-the-vietnam-war-cost-american-taxpayers) Activities [Committee](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/41202/what-was-the-purpose-of-the-committee-on-public-information) investigate the movie industry in an attempt to root out communist sympathizers?


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