McCarthyism

another patriotic superhero named Captain America who was equivalent to DC’s Big Blue Scout Superman. His title didn’t last long while being a hope in World War 1 and World War 2, however, his series was cancelled for many reasons. During the time, McCarthyism coincided with Fredric Wertham reports and because of that The book, which boasted Captain America…Commie Smasher! as a subtitle, was an obvious product of the McCarthy era. The public did not warm to it. The Captain America series was…

people from Americans during World War II rationed and sacrificed, they never compromised their ideals in the way that occurred in the 1950s during the Cold War. With “horrific consequences,” the people in the 1950s practiced what is now called McCarthyism, and ignored the basic constitutional rights of dissent and due process (Roberts-Miller 1). Even though the Constitution was ratified in order to protect the people, the document has evolved since then just as it will continue to evolve as the…

The Cold War was a period of tension between the United States , Soviet Union and the Axis powers; Germany, Italy and Japan after World War 11. There was tension because the United States and Soviet Union did not want Communism and the Axis powers did. During this time period many people were in fear of the Red Scare, or Communism. Schools taught students to safely hide if there is a bomb or even a threat of one. People accused many others for being members of the Communist belief. They felt…

ATP: The Vietnam War Was Not Inevitable: H. R. McMaster Thesis: The main argument of this document is that the Americanization of the Vietnam War was not inevitable because President Johnson relied too much on his civilian advisors, McNamara’s arrogance affected how the United States acted during the War, and the Johnson’s administration deliberately avoided defining strategies for their own self interest. Evidence: The author of this document, H.R. McMaster, believes that Johnson relied too…

created the prefect for witch-hunts against “outsiders;” these specific people are the ones who don’t conform with the modern standards. This has been the case throughout history, was witnessed during the Salem Witch Trials, the Hollywood Ten during McCarthyism 1947 in America, and the way aboriginals were treated in the colonisation of Australia in 1788 to today’s most controversial witch-hunted outsiders, Muslims. What do you call an Evil Catholic? According to society Muslims are terrorists,…

The Crucible, written by Arthur Miller, has many ongoing themes throughout the story, but none are more profound than the implications of mass hysteria. The Crucible takes place in 1692 Salem, Massachusetts and is an allegory for McCarthyism and the second red scare as a whole. The witch hunt that takes place in this play ultimately leads to the death of 19 people and many lives could have been spared if mass hysteria hadn’t been spread at such an alarming rate. Many, if not all characters…

A difficult question that surrounds the idea of the Cold War is what we all have heard since high school history class, did atomic weapons cause the cold war, or at the very least, accelerate it? According to many historians, the Cold War was a conflict of two main objectives; the development of nuclear weapons and the fear of communism and soviet expansion. With these two key characteristics, it is only logical to say that the Cold War was a spawn of both of them combined. It began as a…

“All animals are equal.” (Orwell) This statement is certainly applicable to human society, and is the basis for some peoples ideals, but in George Orwell’s Animal Farm it sums up the entire book completely in an ironic way. Communism, while innocent and appealing in thought, was proven in Russia during the 1900’s to be damaging and easily corruptible in practice. Pure communism is the sharing of wealth and abolishment of private property, where everyone works to provide for the state, and…

During the Cold War between the United States and the USSR, there were battles of just about everything, save boots and rifles. In particular, the contrasting parties were at each other’s throats trying to simultaneously destroy the other’s and promote their own political ideologies by means of speeches, take-overs, culture, and media; trying their very hardest to obtain and maintain international superiority after the recent world war. As far as the latter two go, the respective parties went at…

United States. This became known as McCarthyism. Much like the Crucible the Red Scare was based off of a blaming game. When accused of being a communist in the United States, the person becomes blacklisted from jobs, they faced jail, and were seen as social outcasts. The people accused anyone who were seen as an enemy or a threat, and most were false and randomized. Very few did not fear the Red Scare, they were able to see the unjust and unethical way of McCarthyism. The Crucible reflects the…