Joseph McCarthy

Imagine being an innocent person accused of being a communist and jailed. In the article about McCarthy and the Red Scare, Alan Brinkley states how the Red Scare started rumors that affected the way people acted. Alan Brinkley states in the article, “The Red Scares were fears when government officials and other groups promoted a fear of communism in the United States, which would overthrow capitalism and democracy” (Brinkley). The government starts to fear that there were communists in the…

Agenda II: Masters of Deceit is a documentary by Curtis Bowers on Communism in America today. Bowers talks about Communism that is flying under the radar right in front of the eyes of the people of America. He tells about the ways of Communism and how they are being implemented into society today. Bowers and company also talk about who the enemy is, the communist strategy, communist plans to sabotage education, where we are heading as a country, and how to take out Communism. Curtis Bowers gives…

The Crucible by Arthur Miller is a play about what happened during the Salem Witch Trials. It gives insight about what people had to deal with in this situation and how they handled it. The trials were basically a big test which helped figuring out whether or not people were guilty of witchcraft. This is an example of what a crucible is. In our world today we still have crucibles and even though they are different than back then, they all relate to each other because of what influence they have…

to accuse other people of witchcraft. McCarthy abused his power…

The Crucible, written by Arthur Miller, tells the story about a tangle of lies, misunderstandings, and deaths in the town of Salem during the time of witch trials. In the story, Abigail Williams along with a group of girls who follow her, between they Mary Warren, are responsible for falsely accusing the vast majority of people in the town of alleged relationships with the Devil, an act that the highest authorities believe. In this occasion, Miller treats topics such as integrity, revenge, guilt…

The Red Scare America 1917-1929 The main cause was a distrust of immigrants. The Red Scare applies to a period of strong anti-communism in history. The period was characterized by heightened suspicion of communists and other radicals and the fear of widespread infiltration of communists in the US government. Communism is a system the government enforces in which property is owned by the society and people receive equal pay, land, education, etc. Every being under communism is equal. Eastern…

By the end of this lesson, students will be able to: • identify ways in which 1984 is “prophetic” in nature. • list/describe ways in which the Party maintains its power over the general population. • define, on an individual basis, what they deem to be the most important aspect of 1984, and • answer the question, “What makes this book important for modern readers?” (Why do we read it today? What benefit to we receive from doing so? How are we different after reading it?) Procedures: • Define…

The Vietnam War has been one of the most well known conflicts in the Cold War era as it still has significant impacts on today’s international relations and diplomacy between Australia and other countries. Tracing its events back into history, the origin of the Vietnam War was merely a national conflict of the Northern and Southern parts of Vietnam. The Vietnam War resulted in the involvement of more than 60,000 Australian personnel, 521 of them killed and more than 3000 wounded. Among many…

McCarthy, overall, only wrote about one thing, disloyalty without evidence. The main idea of this telegram was accusing 57 disloyal communists who were still working at the State Department. McCarthy wrote to Truman that he already accused this communists as a risk, danger, and spies at the Loyalty Order. However, they were still working at the department. McCarthy blackmailed Truman’s secretary, Mr. Acheson, saying that he knew about the 57 communists. At the end, he also mentioned how…

In the Stander presentation, “Global Injustice: El Salvador, Martyrdom, and Liberation,” Dr. Hallett and a collection of students discussed the perilous history of the civil war in El Salvador and the ongoing ramifications associated today. Additionally, the group discussed the role of the American government in supporting military dictators in Guatemala and El Salvador, as well as the continual denial by the United States to welcome asylum seekers fleeing strife. In their presentation, the…