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The Crucible and Similarities to The McCarthy Era
Many times history tends to repeat itself. During the late 1600’s witch hunts occurred in Massachusetts; over two hundred years later a similar “witch hunt” occurred in the search for communists during the McCarthy era. The playwright Arthur Miller made connections ....
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.... and hysteria gave the girls who were involved an uncontrollable amount of power because the townspeople were placing the lives of themselves in these young women. These events are similar to what happened in the McCarthy era. Common people were being accused of being communists. In order to be saved from a conviction they were turning in their friends and colleagues left and right. All over America there was a sense of chaos and hysteria. During this time a huge amount of power was given to Senator Joseph McCarthy due to his control over who was consid ....
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