During the Salem witch trials, one could accuse an innocent person of being a witch without any evidence. As a result, if people denied they were witches, then they were executed. If individuals agreed and confessed they were witches, then they would not be hung. Many people compare these witch trials of Salem to the United States in the 1950's. During this time, Joseph McCarthy was a United States Senator

trials. McCarthy and Danforth were both overpowering and zealous in their pursuit.

The Salem witch hunts in The Crucible and by Joseph McCarthy were two black periods of United States history. These times had individuals being accused unfairly, overpowering people, and individuals fearing others. These two periods display how people never change and they still have the same fears and problems as they did three centuries ago.

Danforth and McCarthy were both powerful people of their time. Danforth was the Deputy Governor of Massachusetts. He presided over the witch trials and was just as concerned about maintaining his image as he was about exposing sin. McCarthy was an American politician. He was an incredible person whose mere

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