The McCarthy Trails And Their Influence On The Crucible

The Salem witch trials and McCarthy hearings were some of the darkest chapters

in American History. During 1949 and in the early 1950’s Americans struggled with the

major threat, communism. Joseph R. McCarthy, a Republican Junior Senator from

Wisconsin, was charged of taking office of Senator without quitting as circuit judge.

For revenge, he then accused 205 alleged Communists and Communist Sympathizers.

One notable person that was accused was Arthur Miller, a playwright who wrote many

great books.

During the 1950’s people feared Communism. Innocent people were accused of

communist actions. Not only were they accused but nothing could have saved them from

investigators interrogating you. If it wasn’t for McCarthy’s revenge towards the Capitol

Times nobody would never been investigated. Similar to the Salem trials, the McCarthy

hearings used...