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Both were trials of people who were thought to be working for the great threat of the day. In Salem, it was witches serving the devil. In Congress, it was communist spies for the Soviet Union. And guilt was presumed in each case.
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What do the Salem witch trials and the house of un American activities committee have in common?
Nothing. HUAC was not involved in the "witch hunt" McCarthy hearings (the ones compared the the Salem trials), which were performed by a different government committee.
What modern events are similar to the Salem witch trials?
The Red Scare
When were the McCarthy Trials?
The McCarthy Witch trials are actually considered McCarthyism. This is the practice of accusing individuals of disloyalty, treason and subversion without any factual evidence. This originates from a period in the U.S known as the Second Red Scare, from the 1940's and 1950's.
How where the Salem which trails and the McCarthy hearings alike?
Both were fueled by fear of some evil being within a community. In Salem, they thought there witches in the town. McCarthyists believed that there were communists and soviet spys in the US congress.
Why do you think they were also called the McCarthy witch trials?
They were not. The Salem witch Trials were compared to the MaCarthy trials because of the fear of something considered evil infiltrating a community. They are not related, just similiar.
What do the Salem witch trials and the house of un American activities committee have in common?
Nothing. HUAC was not involved in the "witch hunt" McCarthy hearings (the ones compared the the Salem trials), which were performed by a different government committee.
What did the Salem witch trials and McCarthy hearings have in common?
Both involved fear of something or someone inflitrating a community. In Salem, it was witches. McCarthysts believed that there were communists and soviet spies in the US Congress.
What kinds of trials or hearings were at the Salem trials?
Bench trials, meaning the judges decided the verdict.
What was Salem witch trials?
The Salem witch trials were a series of hearings and prosecutions of people accused of witchcraft in colonial Massachusetts, between February 1692 and May 1693. Despite being generally known as the Salem witch trials, the preliminary hearings in 1692 were conducted in a variety of towns across the province: Salem Village (now Danvers), Ipswich, Andover and Salem Town.
What made the Salem witch trials and McCarthy hearings similar?
Both were fueled by fear of a percieved threat.Apex Answer: They hurt innocent people.
What are the parallel between the mccarthy and the Salem witch trials?
They both wear shoes.
How were the McCarthy trial and the Salem witch trials similar?
Both had men who had a lot of power Both trials were run by a fear in the town (there was social and political problems) There was persecution of innocent people.
Why did Arthur miller compare the hearings to the Salem witch hunt?
Arthur Miller wrote The Crucible, he compared the 20th Century "hunt for communists" to that of the Salem Witch Trials.
How was the Salem witch trials nand the McCarthy trials the same?
Both involved fear of something or someone inflitrating a community. In Salem, it was witches. McCarthysts believed that there were communists and soviet spies in the US Congress.
What modern events are similar to the Salem witch trials?
The Red Scare
When were the McCarthy Trials?
The McCarthy Witch trials are actually considered McCarthyism. This is the practice of accusing individuals of disloyalty, treason and subversion without any factual evidence. This originates from a period in the U.S known as the Second Red Scare, from the 1940's and 1950's.
Why was The Crucible wrote?
Because the author, Arthur Miller, went through a similar, but more modern ersion of the Salem witch trials, the McCarthy Witch trials, where they tries communists instead of witches. Like Proctor, Miller refused to betray himself and insisted on his innocence
