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What is the name of the practice, named after a senator from Wisconsin, that involves making false accusations, spreading fear of communism, and increasing public censorship?
Correct Incorrect McCarthyism - Joseph McCarthy's claims of having a list of communists in the government during the Korean War gained him popularity, but his influence waned after a failed challenge to the US Army in 1954. He died three years later with diminished popularity.