House Un-American Activities Committee

committee of the US House of Representatives best known for investigating those accused of adhering to communism during the Red Scare
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House Un-American Activities Committee

Summary

House Un-American Activities Committee is an United States congressional committee[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • House Un-American Activities Committee is in the country of United States[3].
  • House Un-American Activities Committee's instance of is recorded as United States congressional committee[4].
  • House Un-American Activities Committee's instance of is recorded as United States congressional select or special committee[5].
  • House Un-American Activities Committee's headquarters location is recorded as Washington, D.C.[6].
  • House Un-American Activities Committee is part of United States House of Representatives[7].
  • House Un-American Activities Committee's chairperson is recorded as Martin Dies, Jr.[8].
  • House Un-American Activities Committee's chairperson is recorded as Edward J. Hart[9].
  • House Un-American Activities Committee's chairperson is recorded as John Stephens Wood[10].
  • House Un-American Activities Committee's chairperson is recorded as John Parnell Thomas[11].
  • House Un-American Activities Committee's chairperson is recorded as John Stephens Wood[12].
  • House Un-American Activities Committee's chairperson is recorded as Harold H. Velde[13].
  • House Un-American Activities Committee's chairperson is recorded as Francis Eugene Walter[14].
  • House Un-American Activities Committee's chairperson is recorded as Edwin E. Willis[15].
  • House Un-American Activities Committee's chairperson is recorded as Richard Howard Ichord, Jr.[16].
  • 1934 marks the founding of House Un-American Activities Committee[17].
  • House Un-American Activities Committee was dissolved in 1975[18].
  • House Un-American Activities Committee's topic's main category is recorded as Category:House Un-American Activities Committee[19].
  • House Un-American Activities Committee's main subject is Nazism[20].
  • House Un-American Activities Committee's main subject is Red Scare[21].
  • House Un-American Activities Committee's main subject is anti-communism[22].
  • House Un-American Activities Committee's name in kana is recorded as かいんひべいかつどういいんかい[23].
  • House Un-American Activities Committee's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as WikiProject Human rights[24].
  • House Un-American Activities Committee's copyright status as a creator is recorded as work of author in whom no copyright is vested[25].

Body

Founding

1934 marks the founding of House Un-American Activities Committee[17].

Identity

House Un-American Activities Committee is part of United States House of Representatives[7].

Leadership

Chairpersons include Martin Dies, Jr.[8], a politician[26], 1900–1972[27], of United States[28]; Edward J. Hart[9], a politician[29], 1893–1961[30], of United States[31]; John Stephens Wood[10], a lawyer[32], 1885–1968[33], of United States[34]; John Parnell Thomas[11], a politician[35], 1895–1970[36], of United States[37], specialised in insurance[38]; Harold H. Velde[13], a politician[39], 1910–1985[40], of United States[41]; and Francis Eugene Walter[14], a politician[42], 1894–1963[43], of United States[44], specialised in economics of banking[45].

Operations

House Un-American Activities Committee's headquarters location is recorded as Washington, D.C.[6].

Dissolution

House Un-American Activities Committee was dissolved in 1975[18].

Why It Matters

House Un-American Activities Committee has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 59 alternative names across languages and contexts.[46]

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [46] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Dissolved
    Country United States
    Main subject Nazism, Red Scare, anti-communism
    Dissolved, abolished or demolished date +1975-00-00T00:00:00Z
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