According to historical evidence, about 200 people were accused of doing witchcraft in 1692. In relation to that, many thousands of people were suspected of being communists during the 1950s. The Crucible, written by Arthur Miller, showed no coincidence to the Second Red Scare that also happened in the same time period. The Salem Witch Trials and the Red Scare were compared for their similar causes, including fear of society falling apart due to outside conflicts, intolerance by law, and as a result, the victims from both these events who were accused had to face horrendous consequences that would ruin their
