Compare And Contrast Salem Witch Trials And Mccarthyism

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The Salem Witch Trials are similar to McCarthyism in many ways. McCarthyism is defined as making accusations that people are communist. The term comes from a man named Joseph McCarthy, who aggressively interviewed potential communists. This lead to a feeling of “fear and dread” across America. This feeling resulted from the fear of speaking out against McCarthy and being punished. The Salem Witch Trials were similar to McCarthyism because they both pointed fingers at innocent people. It was hard to identify someone as a “witch” or a “communist” if people did not have evidence. They also relate because of the aggressive manner both situations were handled in. Accused witches were physically tortured by hanging or torture devices. Communist

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