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Who was in charge of investigating claims of communist activity in the government, armed forces, universities, and other areas of American life during the Second Red Scare in the late 1940s and early 1950s?

A. Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs

B. Ethel and Julius Rosenberg

C. House Un-American Activities Committee

D. Whittaker Chambers and Alger Hiss

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C - House Un-American Activities Committee

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C. House Un-American Activities Committee
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