Potent similarities of different patterns and genres are found between the Salem witch trials and McCarthyism even though there was a significant period of time that separated them. The Salem witch trials began in 1692 and caused panic‚ confusion‚ and disorder as a result of witchcraft accusations in both Salem Village and Salem Town‚ Massachusetts. McCarthyism‚ which was presided over by J.‚ Parnell Thomas from the 1940s to the 1950s‚ first originated in the HUAC (House of Un-American Activities
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During the age of McCarthyism‚ countless people had their lives and careers destroyed due to having connections with communist or even their party. After the Cold War‚ Americans needed someone or something to blame for the situation and that turned out to be communism. This created the idea of communism being evil‚ and the illusion of Americans having to stay away from it. If you were affiliated with McCarthyism‚ countless Americans lost their jobs‚ went to jail‚ or harassed. If you accidently got
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face a conflict of either blanketly removing the unacceptable or directly confronting and conquering the incorrect behaviors through allowing independent thought. Both McCarthyism and Ray Bradbury’s Fahrenheit 451 manifest this conflict and ultimately realize that knowledge and independent thought need to prevail. In both McCarthyism and Fahrenheit 451 a higher power attempts to eradicate knowledge and independent thought through book burning. “In 1953 U.S Senator Joseph McCarthy recited before his
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To what extent did McCarthyism rather than Nationalism be considered for the negative effects on United States society and culture? Though the McCarthyism Era began during the early to late 1950’s the phenomenon excited way before being labeled McCarthyism‚ campaigning while pushing false accusations to get ahead of the race was nothing new but was popularized by Joseph McCarthy during the middle of the Cold War when he began accusing groups people of being communists. Anti-Communists views mixed
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The fear of communism extends into the US‚ Over 80‚000 communists in the US after WWII‚ Some members of the government turned over documents to a pro-communist magazine. Loyalty review board for government employees created by Truman from 1947-1951 3.2 million were investigated‚ 212 were fired as a result‚ and 2900 quite to avoid being investigated. HUCA- House Committee of Un-American Activities: Developed a committee to search out disloyal Americans before WWII. In 1947 they began investigation
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frighten me. While on one hand it shows kindness like when Ehrenreich explains her co worker Gail‚ “dips into her own tip money to buy biscuits and gravy for an out-of-work mechanic” (pg. 20). Seeing the kindness of Ehrenreich and her fellow workers during her experiment goes to show that despite living a hard life themselves‚ many are still full of compassion for others. Coming from a lower class family‚ I understand how easy it is to give when you have little to nothing yourself. My mother always
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‘Anarchism’ and ‘Communism’ are words that often carry negative connotations‚ especially in the United States. Individuals with views that align with any of those political ideologies are often labeled as “anti-American‚” for their ideals are nothing like our own. Anarchists advocate for the abolishment of government‚ while Communists argue for a regulated economy and production that is shared equally. These ideologies are completely antithetical to views in the United States‚ where a strong government
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While the Salem witch trials occurred in the late 1600’s‚ a similar unfortunate situation occurred in the 1950’s with an event called McCarthyism. The Red Scare and the Salem witch trials shared many common characteristics. The similarities include continuous accusations‚ leading politicians‚ and the reaction to Satan and communism. The Salem witch trials and the Red Scare both involved ongoing accusations that led to numerous innocent people being accused. In Arthur Miller’s The Crucible‚
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The fear of Communism has long lived in the hearts of Americans‚ proud of their democratic domain. This fear came about after World War One‚ and came to be known as the Red Scare. Right wing government officials used this paranoia in order to prosecute thousands of left wing activists. This ordeal reemerged after World War Two had ended‚ the Second Red Scare had started. A leading politician of the prosecution of many leftist during the Second Red Scare was senator Joseph McCarthy. McCarthy fed
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seeing things open-mindedly. Hitler started a rebellion against Jews and non-Aryan(blonde hair and blue eyes) because he only accepted his ideas and beliefs. The main making of this horrid event was set into motion by Adolf Hitler. The core of his Anti-Semitic views came from his beliefs that the Jews made Germany lose World War I. The Jews‚ to him‚ were a race of inferior people taking up space needed for the Aryan race to expand and grow. His leadership led his country as a whole to believe in
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