COLD WAR ERA
IMPACT OF COLD WAR
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Finding untrustworthy government/federal employees
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Arresting communist citizens
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Interrogating the president
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Banning unfair loyalty reward programs
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Detailed explanation-1: -Using lists of “totalitarian, fascist, communist, or subversive” organizations provided by the attorney general, and relying on investigations by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, these boards were to review every employee.
Detailed explanation-2: -Truman’s Executive Order 9835, often called the “Loyalty Order, ” created the Federal Employee Loyalty Program, which authorized the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to conduct initial background checks on federal employees and carry out more in-depth investigations when warranted.
Detailed explanation-3: -After the war, tensions between the U.S. and the Soviet Union grew, as did suspicion of workers in every government department. Several advisors, including Attorney General Tom Clark, urged Truman to form a loyalty program to safeguard against communist infiltration in the government.
Detailed explanation-4: -What was the impact of the Federal Employee Loyalty Board’s actions? It caused state and local governments to investigate their employees.