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The Loyalty Review Board and The McCarran Act

The Loyalty Review Board and The McCarran Act. By: Brian Clark. Loyalty Review Board. - An effort by President Truman to find communists within the American government because of the increasing conformist fear

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The Loyalty Review Board and The McCarran Act

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  1. The Loyalty Review Board and The McCarran Act By: Brian Clark

  2. Loyalty Review Board - An effort by President Truman to find communists within the American government because of the increasing conformist fear - Truman established the Loyalty Review Board to help find communism within American politics

  3. Truman's Administration - Throughout Truman’s administration, there were multiple threats of communism spreading throughout the world and even throughout the United States’ government

  4. The McCarran Act - Was a United States federal law that required Communist organizations to register with the United States Attorney General and established the Subversive Activities Control Board

  5. Subversive Activities Control Board - Were to investigate persons suspected of engaging in subversive activities or otherwise promoting the establishment of a "totalitarian dictatorship," fascist or communist

  6. Internal Security - Both the Loyalty Review Board and The McCarran Act were established to develop a sense of internal security within the U.S. and the United States government to protect against communism

  7. Works Cited • http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Loyalty_Review_Board • http://www.answers.com/topic/truman-administration-1945-1953-united-states-national-security-policy • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McCarran_Internal_Security_Act

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