history. These two points in time have some slight differences, but are based around the same idea. Both events would have people accused of crimes they didn’t commit; however, in Salem people were accused of being witches while anyone in the U.S. could be accused of being a communist, or a communist sympathiser. The two unlawful acts had one major thing in common: anyone could be accused. This could cause mass hysteria because everyone was afraid that their lives were in danger. The differences between the two are quite obvious. For example, twenty people were killed during the witch trials, and in the U.S. during the 40s and 50s people were just thrown in jail. Also, another similarity is that many people's life would be ruined just due to the fact that they were accused of a crime they didn’t commit, but they had no way to prove their innocence. The final similarity is that it all started out of fear and one single
history. These two points in time have some slight differences, but are based around the same idea. Both events would have people accused of crimes they didn’t commit; however, in Salem people were accused of being witches while anyone in the U.S. could be accused of being a communist, or a communist sympathiser. The two unlawful acts had one major thing in common: anyone could be accused. This could cause mass hysteria because everyone was afraid that their lives were in danger. The differences between the two are quite obvious. For example, twenty people were killed during the witch trials, and in the U.S. during the 40s and 50s people were just thrown in jail. Also, another similarity is that many people's life would be ruined just due to the fact that they were accused of a crime they didn’t commit, but they had no way to prove their innocence. The final similarity is that it all started out of fear and one single