McCarthyism

witchcraft overruled their village, but they were just scared of the unknown. Fear is also seen in McCarthyism in the 1950 's, when everyone was afraid of communism since they never experienced it for themselves, and once again feared the unknown. There are many comparisons of The Salem witch trials and McCarthyism such as, time periods,…

the 1940s-50 people were accused of being communist or communist sympathizers. This would eventually cause mass hysteria; which is when a group acts irrational out of fear, and would cause people to lose their career. The Salem Witch Trials and McCarthyism have some stunning similarities and differences. The Salem Witch Trials began on January of 1692 when three girls: Elizabeth Parris, Abigail Williams, and Ann Putman, started having “fits” that were thought to be supernatural. Word got out…

Communist Manifesto The Communist Manifesto was written by Karl Marx and Frederick Engels in 1848. It talks about the bourgeoisie and the proletariat along with the communist. It says that conflicts in history have driven society forward. It also talks about the goal of the communism and the theory behind it. It also says that the proletariat will abolish all the private property and with this the classes will become less noticeable. It talks about the relationship between the proletariat and…

通し番号01-039～01-045まで パッケージ: 四番 通し番号01-039: Classroom instruction (80-90 words) (Narrator): Listen to a college political science professor talk to a class. (Man/Woman): Karl Marx was a very famous political figure. Karl Marx wrote a book called, “The Communist Manifesto”. Now, several government systems are based on “The Communist Manifesto”. This government system is called “Communism”. “Communism” is when the government owns all of a country 's resources and food. In a “Communist” country, all…

tight-knit Puritan community afflicted by witchcraft could hardly compare to the real scare that the nation faced in the 1950s. In reality, there are many parallels between the Red Scare and the Salem Witch Trials, but more specifically between McCarthyism and The Crucible, including unfair accusations, name calling and finger pointing, loss of reputation, the use of cautious diction…

all like such clean, crisp, honest, American names as Cathcart, Peckem, and Dreedle” (Heller 210). This notion that something such as a name could be American or “Un-American” is likely a nod to HUAC. Joseph Heller was influenced very clearly by McCarthyism and the Cold War while writing…

Miller starts off with an unconscious girl named Betty Parris, and her distraught father. The situation that led to this outcome started a whole pandemonium which was known as The Salem Witch Trials. A few centuries later, a similar issue called McCarthyism would come up, and yet again, destroy people’s lives. In the Salem trials, however, innocent people were killed, and there was one main man to directly blame for those lost lives: (Judge) Thomas Danforth. While Danforth seemed very…

McCarthyism suspected people of being communists, where Salem accuses people of being witches. Those suspected of being communists were blacklisted. Those suspected of witchcraft were put on trial. McCarthyism was mainly directed on Hollywood stars and directors. The communists and the Soviet Union were the ones that were feared. The witches were feared…

Jackie Robinson broke organized baseball's color barrier with a characteristic bang, homing and scoring four runs in a historic first game for the Brooklyn Dodgers' top farm team.In Arthur Miller’s play The Crucible wanted to show a version of McCarthyism. McCarthyism the is the practice of making unfair allegations or using unfair investigative techniques, especially in order to restrict dissent or political criticism . But instead of seeing people that have been accused of treason or crimes…

Even though McCarthyism is gone and for the most part calling out communists in America is gone, the crucible still plays a part in today's society. In most recent times calling our people as communists has completely gone away. Recently we have had a very controversial election and the winner being Donald Trump and many people who didn't vote for him have called his voters racists, and sexists. Even though Donald Trump and his voters aren’t close to perfect its unfair to say every single one…