The unfounded accusations that Joseph McCarthy and the girls in The Crucible make are what fuels the widespread hysteria in both situations. McCarthy is quoted as declaring in a speech, "I have here in my hand a list of 205 that were known to the Secretary of S

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 hostile interrogation of numerous innocent people occurs during both time periods. During the McCarthy tr

Some common words found in the essay are:
Martha Corey, Joseph McCarthy, Miller's Crucible, Joseph McCarthy's, Communist Party, Arthur Miller, Abigail Williams, III Hathorne, Danforth Hathorne, mccarthy trials, unfounded accusations, Throughout Salem, hostile interrogation, accusations hostile interrogation, hostile interrogation numerous, various people, innocent people, numerous innocent, interrogation numerous, salem witchhunt, accusations hostile, numerous innocent people, interrogation numerous innocent, unfounded accusations hostile, aspects unfounded,
Approximate Word count = 507
Approximate Pages = 2 (250 words per page double spaced)