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What does the term McCarthysim refer to?

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McCarthyism is the term describing a period of intense anti-Communist suspicion in the United States which began during the start of the Cold War, that lasted roughly from the late 1940s to the mid to late 1950s.
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Answer:

McCarthyism*

Step-by-step explanation:

I learned this in history this year:

It refers to the use of accusing others of subversion/treason, its usually related to communist/socialist parties

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