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McCarthyism and The Red Scare

McCarthyism and The Red Scare. A symbolic narrative The Crucible is an allegorical tale that Miller used to comment on the dangers of McCarthyism. . Allegory. Second Red Scare: 1947-1957 Focus on foreign and domestic communists infiltrating the government

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McCarthyism and The Red Scare

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  1. McCarthyism and The Red Scare

  2. A symbolic narrative • The Crucible is an allegorical tale that Miller used to comment on the dangers of McCarthyism. Allegory

  3. Second Red Scare: 1947-1957 • Focus on foreign and domestic communists infiltrating the government • McCarthyism – accusations of disloyalty, subversion, or treason without sufficient evidence • More modern “witch hunt” Second Red Scare and McCarthyism

  4. Republican from Wisconsin • Made claims that there were large numbers of Communists living in the United States • Exploited the fear of Communism to help him win reelection Senator Joseph McCarthy

  5. Look at your cartoon and determine the cartoonist’s message about McCarthyism. • Then, apply this message to The Crucible. Where do we see Miller making the same point? • Connect to a quote from the play for support. McCarthyism Cartoons – Herb Block

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