Second Red Scare Impact

     The ruination and deaths of various people of the McCarthy trials and the Salem witchhunt are appalling. Multitudinous amounts of people are affected by these trials. Over 2,000 people are accused and fired by their government positions by the end of the McCarthy trials. During the Salem witchhunt, at least twenty people are hung and 150 others are jailed. The lives of these people, being changed after the trials had to rebuild a new life for themselves. People's careers are destroyed and property is taken away, as a result. The ruination and deaths of various people are a result of Joseph McCarthy's and the girls' unfounded accusations.

The fear of communism impacted the United States before and after WWII through the first and second Red Scare, McCarthyism, and paranoia.

Further events, such as McCarthyism and Senator McCarthy’s false accusations led to the further growth of the Red Scare. The Red Scare led to hysteria amongst U.S. citizens, common Americans went to the extreme to build shelters in case of warfare. (Doc C). As lifestyles of Americans were threatened, it was justifiable of U.S. citizens to find ways to protect themselves. While the Second Red Scare went to an extreme, Eisenhower’s administration helped diminish the fright American citizens felt.

The Cold War begun when the United States tried to use it’s power to proclaim a new global order based on democracy and capitalism(Schultz,2014). The Soviet Union rejected the American world order, instead favoring communism and a world revolution in the name of the worker. The Civil Rights Movement reflected the influence of the Cold War, by minorities achieving significant breakthroughs. Workgroups and social groups both accepted minorities, which was highly unlikely from two decades previously. Civil rights groups pushed for rights of their own ,which was inspired by the Cold War. They were even allowed to participate in sports and the United States Military.

The Salem witch trials and the story of Joseph McCarthy are very similar; they both accused innocent people of doing things that were “bad” at the time. The Salem Witch trials were persecutions of men and woman on account of performing witchcraft. Two girls accused a woman of doing witchcraft and then the accusations continued, people accused other people to relieve their own punishment in a last ditch effort to save their lives, but it was in vein. After the witch trials were over “19 had been killed and an elderly man pressed to death under heavy stones”(Linder). “Some accused of witch craft were burned at the stake all in the name of justice”(Brown). Others were finally let out of jail after being in imprisonment for months at a time.

One thing that can relate to the McCarthy Era is the Salem Witch Trials in 1692. McCarthy started McCarthyism as the group of girls started The Salem Witch Trials. He was like the group of girls, accusing innocent people of false acts. In the crucible many people were hanged, and in the McCarthy era many people lost their jobs, and were basically black mailed. Some of the events that were the same would be the hype in the towns. In Salem people were going crazy over the witch craze they could not take it anymore. In the United States many people were listening to McCarthy as people in Salem were to the girls, McCarthy was accusing people of incorrect acts, and the United States people believed it. In the events that happened in the

The Second Red Scare took place in between 1947 and 1957 (lasting about ten years) and came after WWII. The Second Red Scare was also known as McCarthyism after the most famous supporter, Senator Joseph McCarthy.

More recently in the history of the United States, was the Red Scare. Many had fears of voicing their opinion which practically destroys all of the progress which had been made by their predecessors in gaining their liberties. Margaret Chase Smith stood up and ignored the fact that she may get labeled as a communist in attempts to eliminate her credibility in politics. She argues that the senate is being hypocritical, “It is strange that we can verbally attack anyone else without restraint and have for protection, and yet we hold ourselves above the same type of criticism here on the Senate floor. Truly the United States Senate is big enough to take self – criticism and self – appraisal” (Smith, 1950, p.523). The senators keep their own liberties

The Red Scare represented the widespread concern that Americans had developed over the fear of communist subversion within society. Americans believed, especially during the Cold War, which was a period of tension between the United States and Soviet Union, that communism was attempting to infiltrate every aspect of their lives. While this is not necessarily the best analogy, you can relate the widespread fear of communism during the Cold War as being similar to the heightened alert Americans had toward terrorism and suspected terrorists during the beginning of the modern century.

The McCarthy era, which generally spanned from 1947 to 1957, brought to the forefront of American politics the question of civil rights. At issue were controversies about both First Amendment rights to assembly and free speech and Fifth Amendment rights to due process and freedom from self-incrimination. Anti-Communist actions often involved restrictions on these rights, and heading the anti-Communist movement was the House Committee on Un-American Activities (HUAC). This committee, which consisted of government officials from Congress, was formed to investigate the threat of Communism in America. In doing so, the committee brought in witnesses, usually individuals thought to have, or to have had, Communist

The red scare left an ugly legacy. Whole sale violations of constitutional rights, deportations of hundreds of innocent people, fuel for the fires of nativism and intolerance.

The fight in Europe was brought to an end, but it did not mean that the United States was at peace and protected. “ The entire prospect of growing Communist influence became known as the "Red Scare," according to u-shistory.com. Even though, President Wilson, felt that the world should be at peace this was not the case. Many Americans began to fear that Communist would begin takeover the United States. The communist had considered themselves as champions of the workers. The Americans feared that Communist were trying to take over, but it especially alarmed them that most of the radicals were not American Citizens.

The Red Scare and McCarthyism had begun Paranoia, disloyalty, people losing jobs. The Red Scare and McCarthyism both made everything else worse. Communism is a political theory derived from Karl Marx, advocating class war and leading to a society in which all property is publicly owned and each person works and is paid according to their abilities and needs. At the end of the month when they get their paychecks they both end up with the same amount of money it is not fair, right? but that is more or less what McCarthyism is. During the 1950s, there was a great amount of paranoia and the government technically speaking did not confide in anyone else and falsely accused other people (Essay). The government was so paranoid that they had

McCarthyism had great effects on different levels of society, involving conflict and many arguments. This relates to The Crucible in the sense that the way people were acting changed dramatically, different and weird because they knew or thought that witches were around. It destroyed people’s relationships, caused chaos in church and separation between people. People supported Abigail and Rev.Parris in different types of ways. For example when Abigail would say something and even when it was not true the girls would all follow her moves and lie for her. McCarthyism was supported by many different groups, including a lot of anti- communist organizations, there was no solid number for the victims of McCarthyism, and people who were imprisoned were around the hundreds and ten to twelve thousand lost their jobs.

Why should we care about the red scare? Until the cold war communists never made an impact in american life there were never very many of them, and there dream of leading a proletarian revolution in the united states seemed so far fetched that it bordered on the unthinkable americans