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In the 1950s, what tactic spread fear using often baseless accusations of communist activities in the United States

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McCarthyism

Step-by-step explanation:

A senator known as McCarthy began accusing multiple prominent americans of being communist and stoked fears of Soviet Spies etc etc. Eventually, this tactic became known as McCarthyism.

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