THE COLD WAR 1950 1973
MCCARTHYISM AND THE RED SCARE
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McCarran Act
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HUAC
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McCarthyism
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Loyalty Review Board
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Detailed explanation-1: -The act required associations that the government considered Communist to register with the government and submit information about membership, finances, and activities.
Detailed explanation-2: -By March 1, 1951, the act had excluded 54, 000 people of German ethnic origin and 12, 000 displaced Russian persons from entering the United States.
Detailed explanation-3: -McCarran Internal Security Act. 1950-Required Communists to register and prohibited them from working for the government. Truman described it as a long step toward totalitarianism. Was a response to the onset of the Korean war.
Detailed explanation-4: -History. The Act was enacted on July 2, 1971, and replaced the previous ordinance, the “Maintenance of Internal Security Ordinance” promulgated by the President of India on May 7, 1971.