The term McCarthyism refers to the practice of making public accusations of subversion or treason, usually of being a Communist, without proper evidence.
The term originated in the United States in the 1950s when the American politician Joseph McCarthy, who was a U.S. Senator at the time, <u>accused many Americans of being infiltrated Communists, even though there weren't unsubstantiated charges, and which resulted in a series of investigations and hearing in an effort to expose them</u>. The accusations and investigations were in America's spotlight for a while.
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For Germany? It would have been 'Sieg Heil'. Hail Victory in English. However there were many different fascist nations, so please specify.
