The House of Un-American Activities Committee
GPTKB entity
Statements (61)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
government committee
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| gptkbp:analyzes |
allegations of communist activity
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| gptkbp:CEO |
several_members_of_Congress
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| gptkbp:conducted |
subversive activities
|
| gptkbp:criticism |
gptkb:the_American_Civil_Liberties_Union
lack of transparency partisan politics civil liberties organizations lack of due process excessive secrecy violating civil rights |
| gptkbp:disbanded |
changing political climate
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| gptkbp:dissolved |
1975
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| gptkbp:established |
gptkb:the_Great_Depression
gptkb:the_U.S._House_of_Representatives investigate_un-American_activities |
| gptkbp:formed |
1938
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
The House of Un-American Activities Committee
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| gptkbp:impact |
American_culture
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| gptkbp:influenced |
American_politics
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| gptkbp:is_a |
gptkb:the_House_Committee_on_Internal_Security
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| gptkbp:is_featured_in |
a symbol of repression
a violation of civil liberties. a_tool_of_the_Republican_Party a_violation_of_First_Amendment_rights |
| gptkbp:is_involved_in |
gptkb:the_Communist_Party_USA
gptkb:the_McCarthy_era the counterculture movement the labor movement the civil rights movement the feminist movement the anti-imperialist movement the anti-war movement the peace movement the labor rights movement the anti-establishment movement the anti-globalization movement the New Left the student movement the civil disobedience movement the_environmental_movement the_investigation_of_the_Rosenbergs the_Hollywood_Ten the_LGBTQ+_movement |
| gptkbp:is_known_for |
public hearings
subpoenas intimidation tactics political theater political witch hunts blacklisting practices confrontational hearings confrontational style its controversial methods public shaming tactics |
| gptkbp:is_part_of |
gptkb:the_Red_Scare
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| gptkbp:is_used_in |
anti-communism
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| gptkbp:opposedBy |
gptkb:the_Democratic_Party
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| gptkbp:produces |
on suspected communists
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| gptkbp:public_perception |
gptkb:Hollywood_blacklist
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| gptkbp:targets |
political dissidents
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| gptkbp:was_a_response_to |
the rise of fascism
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