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Behind the Scenes: The Mc Carran Internal Security Act

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Read about the origins and impact of the McCarran Internal Security Act which President Harry Truman called "the greatest danger to freedom of speech, press and assembly, since the Alien and Sedition Laws of 1798." Find out how a fear of Communism allowed this law to be enacted.

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communism, mccarthyism

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american society in the cold war, behind the scenes: the mccarran internal security act, house committee on un american activities, joseph mccarthy, mccarran internal security act, red scare in the 1950s, senator pat mccarran, subversive activities control board, fear of communism

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Knovation Readability Score: 4 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)

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