Table of Contents
- 1 Which law require members of the Communist Party to register with the federal government?
- 2 What was one major policy change made by the Communist Party in the newly formed union Soviet?
- 3 How can we stop communism from spreading?
- 4 How did the CPUSA help the Soviet Union?
- 5 Is there a peace movement in the United States?
Which law require members of the Communist Party to register with the federal government?
Internal Security Act of 1950
McCarran Internal Security Act
| Long title | An Act to protect the United States against certain un-American and subversive activities by requiring registration of Communist organizations, and for other purposes. |
| Nicknames | Internal Security Act of 1950, Concentration Camp Law |
| Enacted by | the 81st United States Congress |
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What was one major policy change made by the Communist Party in the newly formed union Soviet?
The party pursued state socialism, under which all industries were nationalized, and a command economy was implemented. After recovering from the Second World War, reforms were implemented which decentralized economic planning and liberalized Soviet society in general under Nikita Khrushchev.
How can we stop communism from spreading?
In 1947, President Harry S. Truman pledged that the United States would help any nation resist communism in order to prevent its spread. His policy of containment is known as the Truman Doctrine.
What laws did Congress pass in the 1950s to fight communism?
Congress adopted several statutes aimed at or applicable to communists, including the Alien Registration Act, or Smith Act, of 1940; the Internal Security Act, or McCarran Internal Security Act of 1950, also known as the Subversive Activities Control Act; and the Communist Control Act of 1954.
What is the Workers Party of America (WPA)?
In 1922 the CPA merged with the United Communist Party (which had been established when the CLP joined a breakaway faction of the CPA) to create the legal and aboveground Workers Party of America (WPA).
How did the CPUSA help the Soviet Union?
The CPUSA also used a covert apparatus to assist the Soviets with their intelligence activities in the United States and utilized a network of front organizations to shape public opinion. The CPUSA opposed glasnost and perestroika in the Soviet Union and as a result major funding from the Communist Party of the Soviet Union ended in 1989.
Is there a peace movement in the United States?
United States peace movement. United for Peace and Justice (UFPJ), currently the largest peace and justice coalition in the United States, includes the Communist Party as a member group, with Judith LeBlanc, who chairs the party’s Peace and Solidarity Commission, being a member of the Steering Committee of UFPJ.