How Did The Salem Witch Trials Connect To Mccarthyism

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The Salem Witch Trials of 1692 were a dark time in American history. More than 200 people were accused of practicing witchcraft and 20 were killed during the hysteria. Ever since those dark days ended, the trials have become synonymous with mass hysteria. The witchcraft hysteria in Salem is when a group of young girls, who later came to be known as the “afflicted girls,” fell ill after playing a fortune-tellingdancing in the woods game and began behaving strangely. During this time period, people feared that the Devil was constantly trying to find ways to infiltrate and destroy Christians and their communities. As a devout and strongly religious community living in near isolation in the mysterious New World, the puritans of Salem had a heightened …show more content…

The Soviet Union was growing in power and the threat of a nuclear holocaust was on the forefront of American minds. Eastern Europe had become a conglomerate of Communist satellite nations. Threw in China and Americans began to feel they were surrounded by a Communist threat. Joseph McCarthy, U.S. Senator, made unsubstantiated claims that more than 200 "card carrying" members of the Communist party had infiltrated the United States government but held no proof to his accusation. McCarthy’s unsubstantiated claims ruined lives and led to increased hostility. Those who were accused were assumed guilty, put on trial, and expected to divulge the names of other Communist sympathizers when people Failed to do so led to sanctions. The media were not willing to stand up to Senator McCarthy for fear of being accused of being a Communist. Arthur Miller was called before the House Un-American Activities Committee and subsequently …show more content…

It states clearly in the bible followed with simplicity having an explanation of its symbolic representation that this generation is of the worse in this society and that we will be dealing with series situations like: Witch-craft, Homosexuality, Adulterers, Haters, Liars, False accusers, Hypocrites and all the wicked things you could ever imagine and that’s why people disagree of what’s been said because it’s the truth. We can see it happening everywhere and it has come to reality. Some people fail to realise why? And then they question why life has to be so harsh towards them, why it has to be this way? We see people around us, how they portray themselves their actions, with homosexuality its wrong with a sudden act they react if someone stated something they disliked and get offended with what’s been said then you see their true colours, some encourage it homosexual to still continue even when they know it’s wrong and then others disagree. Do you think it right for a man and a man, women and a women to be together?, that not how things are naturally supposed to be and then along causes the fussing, fighting and arguing over hopeless situation. We see innocent people in this world struggling because of what is happening within their homes, they receive

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