McCarthyism

The Crucible Research Paper By: Ashley Cocayne Topics: McCarthyism & Family Teacher: Mrs. Firzlaff Period: 2 McCarthyism is an anti-communist movement. It was enforced by looking at the citizens political parties and views to see who would likely be a communist or have communistic ties. It was similar to the Salem Witch Trials in that to not be named a witch you had to give names of others, in McCarthyism you were forced to give names. If you did not give them names you were either believed to be a communist or a communist synthesizer. Some even said that giving names was an issue of personal morality. McCarthy went through this movement using congressional investigating committees such as the FBI or HUAC. These committees made a narrowly focused…

Witch Trials”, then could we say that The Crucible to be considered to be called “The Light of McCarthyism”? Could being accused of being a witch can be considered to be the same as being accused of being a communist? Both events had a person of power (or a person who gained power over accusations) who accused people of being either a witch or a communist (Abigail Williams in The Crucible, and Senator Joseph McCarthy during the Second Red Scare) (Bonnet,…

1952, the events that occurred in the play shadows the events that occurred during the Red Scare. Arthur Miller’s tragedy, The Crucible, is an allegory for the Red Scare of the 1950s called McCarthyism. In February 1692 to May 1693, the…

McCarthyism is a term used to describe the actions of US Senator Joseph McCarthy and the House of Un-American Committee during the span of the Second Red Scare. Lasting from 1947 to 1956, this movement was characterized by political oppression as well as a campaign led by Senator McCarthy spreading fear that America was under serious influence from the Communist party. He convinced a majority of the nation that many of those in impactful positions such as governmental figures or even the local…

McCarthyism was made by Joseph McCarthy, he was both an American politician and U.S. Senator. Joseph grew the concerns of Communism by saying things as “ In the hyper-suspicious atmosphere of the cold war, insinuations of disloyalty were enough to convince many americans that their government was packed with traitors and spies “. McCarthyism or Red Scare was the way that Joseph felt, he felt as if communists had taken over the U.S. State Department. Therefore he became chair of the Senate’s…

SP A main theme portrayed all throughout The Crucible: Belief vs Truth. The Puritans would rather do what their religion says than to open their eyes and accept the truth, and it’s because of that-that so many are killed. This is similar to McCarthyism in the 1950s. Senator McCarthy was out to expose all members of the communist party. However, apparently the real communists weren’t enough once he started blacklisting famous people that he only thought were communists. That’s where the…

The American Dream -- Miller was blacklisted in the 1950’s due to suspected Communist sympathies. His direct involvement and the general corruption of the inquiry led him to write The Crucible. Using the play and other historical documents, analyze what Miller was saying through the play about the broken nature of the American Dream as it relates to the time period of the 1950’s McCarthyism.The American Dream is based on the opportunity,for men and women,to live a prosperous life by working…

300 years later, many people took on a similar trend known as McCarthyism. America in the 1950s was a place of sacrifice and honor as well. Different people of the public would sacrifice themselves, their faith and their honor to protect themselves from the communist accusations made by fellow Americans. McCarthyism was a way of life for those living in the 50’s and is explained by an article as it says, “In the supercharged atmosphere of the early Cold War, the anticommunist crusade spun out of…

The McCarthyism Era symbolizes the pure terror of Communism during the time of the Cold War. The man associated with McCarthyism is named Joseph McCarthy. This time in history created pure madness in America. Joseph McCarthy upset our government by creating a fear of a Communist government and Victims of McCarthyism could never restore their reputations while the American Society locked into a time of uneasiness due to the fear of Communism. Most historians consider the man born on November…

McCarthyism and The Crucible: How it Changed America Joseph McCarthy was the senator of Wisconsin from 1947-1957. During this time, America and the Soviet Union were involved in the Cold War. All throughout America, the Red Scare was in full swing, and the fear of communism was strong. McCarthy knew this, and used it to his advantage while re-running for his senate position. As part of his anti-communist campaign, McCarthy claimed that the Soviets had high-profile spies in the government. He…