As american forces approached japan, japanese forces
a. won an important victory in the philippines.
b. conquered every island the united states held.
c. surrendered quickly and joined the allied forces.
d. fought to the end, preferring to kill themselves rather than surrender

His is the name of the group in the house of representatives that, in 1947, began hearings to expose communist infiltration in american life. unfortunately, a good deal of the evidence they used was based on hearsay and conjecture, meaning innocent people were harmed by their findings.