In 1938, Congress established the House Un-American Activities Committee, which

A) was part of the expanded notion of civil liberties under the New Deal.
B) included liberals and unionists in its definition of "un-American."
C) focused on fascism and ultranationalists.
D) focused on racism and white supremacy in the South.
E) focused only on communists.

House Un-American Activities Committee

A committee of the U.S. House of Representatives, established in 1938, that investigated alleged disloyalty and subversive activities on the part of private citizens, public employees, and those organizations suspected of having Communist ties.

Civil Liberties

Fundamental rights and freedoms protected from infringement by the government, such as free speech and privacy.

Communists

Refers to individuals who support or are members of a political ideology advocating for a classless society, primarily based on the theories of Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels.