Communism During The Salem Witch Trials

Communism during the Salem Witch Trials

Karl Marx once said “The theory of Communism may be summed up in one sentence:

Abolish all private property.” Although communism may sound like a good theory but once put

into play falls apart. The theory of communism was created by Karl Marx around 1848.

Communism is the theory that uses force in order to ensure that everyone is treated

equally and there is no private property. “Communism doesn’t work because people like to own

stuff” ("Why Communism Doesn't Work"). Communism can never work if people have the need

to want their own stuff and be greedy. During the Salem witch trials while in court Giles calls

out Mr. Putnam for accusing many people as witches because he wanted more property.

While communism is meant to help

achieve equality for everyone it has been proven we can’t achieve a perfect communist state.

Communism first originated from the Greek idea during the Golden Age that harmony

and bliss would be achieved without owning private property (Beer, "Origins of Communism").

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It later than resurfaced around 1848 when Karl Marx published his book The Communist

Manifesto. During Karl Marx’s time he wanted the proletariat, the working class, to overthrow

the government due to bourgeoisie, the high class, having more opportunities and unfair

advantages. “The bourgeoisie was accompanied by a corresponding political advance in that

class” Marx felt that the bourgeoisie had overstep their bounds in the society and ruined morals

for the proletariat (Karl Marx and Frederick Engels The Communist Manifesto). Karl Marx

begins to blame the bourgeoisie for everything wrong with the society and how they have ruined

the nation with all their industries and production. Communism was created by Karl Marx due

The Cold War did affect the lives of Americans causing them to question their

beliefs causing the red scare, a fear of communism, ("Cold War Influences on American Culture,

Politics, and Economics"). Not only were the citizens scared of the spread of communism but

also the government were taking cautions to prevent communism. The government even started

accusing some of Hollywood’s stars of being a part of the communist party and putting them on

jail for a trial (Richards, "The Cold War in America: Effects on Everyday Life"). Due to the

government’s action some of the Hollywood’s stars career were ruined. The government not only

ruined actors’ lives but they also stripped the rights of labor unions they had earned from years

back just because they suspected them to be part of the communist party. Due to the Cold war

and communism, the government started accusing people of having to be involved in the

communist party ruining some of the peoples’ career and causing the American’s to panic.

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The communist party broke off from the socialist party and advocated for communism.

“The CPUSA became role models for their community for many aspects” in their early