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History Matters: "The World Was at Stake" PrimaryHistory Matters: "The World Was at Stake" Primary
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History Matters: "The World Was at Stake"

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The House Un-American Activities Committee, a Congressional committee, sought to find Communist activity in the film industry. Read the transcript from hearings questioning Jack Warner, head of Warner Brothers film company, Louis B. Mayer of MGM, and Ayn Rand about whether there was pro-Soviet bias in certain films.

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blacklisting, cold war, huac, house un-american activities committee, anti-commuunism, house un-american activities committee (huac)

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