PPT-McCarthyism and The Crucible

The Second Red Scare Throughout the 1940s and 1950s America was overwhelmed with concerns about the threat of communism growing in Eastern Europe and China Was this fear justified Wellyes and no. What Is Communism?. A government system in which all property is community property.. Everyone works.. The government provides food, housing, healthcare, etc., but little to no wages.. No one owns land, houses, etc. . def: the wide spread fear that communists living in America would try to take over. Congress Hunts for Communists. Truman makes it against the law to teach or advocate the violent overthrow of the U.S. government- SMITH ACT. 1949- The Soviet Union explodes . its own nuclear weapon.. 1949- China falls to the Communists. 1950-53 The Korean War. The House on Un-American Activities . Committee. HUAC. Lucille Ball. 1953-Investigated by HUAC for registering to vote as a communist in the 1930’s at the urging of her Grandfather.. Chart Act III and Act IV. Word and Part of Speech. Definition. Phrase or Sketch. to help you remember. Use in. a sentence.. crucible (n). proctor . (n). wet nurse . (n). Crucible Vocabulary Chart . Vocabulary Chart. Start a vocabulary chart for . The Crucible. Word and Part of Speech. Definition. Phrase or Sketch. to help you remember. Use in. a sentence.. theocracy (n). p. 1101. a. government ruled by religious authority. Consider the following statement: “It is nobler to die with integrity than to live with compromised principles that harm others."  . Do . you agree or disagree with this statement?  Why or why not?  Give . -Arthur Miller. 1915-2005. The Crucible . by Arthur Miller. Grew up during the Great Depression. Wrote screenplays for Hollywood. The Crucible. Act 4. Quotations. More Quotes. Literary. Devices. The Crucible. 200. 200. 200. 200. 200. 400. 400. 400. 400. 400. 600. 600. 600. 600. 600. 800. 800. 800. 800. 800. 1000. 1000. 1000. 1000. How did it begin?. At the end of World War II, two powerful nations came into view – the USA and the USSR (Russia). . Both . countries were distrustful of each other. Mistrust and hostility between the two grew and the US worked to stop the spread of Communism. . Who Really Moves the . Ouija . Board?. The devil gives people powers. The devil grants loyalty if those with the “powers” harm others. Historical Context. A "witchcraft craze" rippled through Europe from the 1300s to the end of the 1600s. . st. American Literature. Vocab Unit 1. Practice Capitalization and Punctuation. This will be graded. Lesson plan standards and sample. Annotating, makeup work, bathroom rules. Not an option. This is an expectation, as is complete sentences. I will grade annotations if I must. . Definition. The practice of publicizing accusations of political disloyalty or subversion with insufficient regard to evidence.. 2. . The use of unfair investigatory or accusatory methods in order to suppress opposition.. Arthur Miller. Some biographical information:. Born in 1915, New York City. Worked his way through college at University of Michigan. Began career as a playwright in 1938, writing plays to be performed on the radio. Red Scare. A New Hysteria. 1946-1954. Commies. !. Commies: Be very, very afraid. Long history of “Red Scares”. Anti-communist sentiment goes back to the Gilded Age. Coming on the heels of the Paris Commune rebellion of 1871, the 1877 RR strike was regarded by many as the start of the “concerted assertion of Communism throughout the United States.