Similarities Between Salem Witch Trials And Mccarthyism

Death , hysteria and false accusations were things that haunted the 1690’s and 1950’s . The Salem Witch Trials and McCarthyism both both began with difference in someone’s religious and political views. This essay will compare the similarities.

In 1692 Salem’s town reverend caught a number of the town's girls ,including his daughter and niece,dancing in the woods. The girls began to accuse people of witchcraft. There were over 200 People accused before Deputy Governor Thomas Danforth was called to Salem. Tituba , Rev. Parris’s slave who was also caught with the girls dancing black magic , quickly confessed to the crime to spare her life . There was no real evidence, so anybody could be convicted . People lived in fear of being

accused of a witch by their neighbor. The hysteria was so bad that the town convicted and killed two dogs as witches.

I the1950’s Senator McCarthy set forth to hunt out people loyal to the communist party in America. McCarthy Questioned many important people such as state Governors and his fellow Senators. When McCarthy Questioned a highly decorated military the army began to question McCarthy’s method and credibility. After that President Truman issued background checks for every civilian that was working for the U.S government, which caused many people to lose their jobs. Many of the the people who lost their jobs were of chinese descent and also went to jail. Many of the people who went to jail names were black listed. That is a time in american history that will never be forgotten.