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The American 50s: Mc Carran Act or Internal Security Act of 1950

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Although brief, this article explains the McCarran Act and how it intertwined with the House Un-American Activities Committee in its anti-Communist hysteria.

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anticommunist legislation, presidential veto, huac, house un-american activities committee, internal security act of 1950, j. edgar hoover, mccarran act, mccarran internal security act, president truman, red scare in the 1950s, senate internal security subcommittee, senator joseph mccarthy
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