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Which organization conducted hearings into alleged communist activity in the government and the media during the 1950s? A. Bureau of Public Safety B. House Un-American Activities Committee C. American Civil Liberties Union D. Federal Emergency Management Agency

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The organization that conducted hearings into alleged communist activity in the government and the media during the 1950s was the B. House Un-American Activities Committee or HUAC. HUAC targeted members of Hollywood, politicians, and anyone in-between who had been accused of having communist ties. The mentality of HUAC actively fed of the feeling of McCarthyism/the Red Scare of the 1950s as the Cold War got underway. 

Answer:

B:House Un-American Activities Committee

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