PPT-The Crucible and mcCarthyism

Drama and Allegory The Rise of Communism First Red Scare 19171920 Russian Revolution 1919 People accusedjailed with little or no evidence 1939 WWII Russia ally to USA Alien Registration Act 1940 . Accusation Part II. The "RED" Threat. Throughout the 1940s and 1950s America was overwhelmed with concerns about the threat of communism.. Capitalizing on those concerns, young Senator Joseph McCarthy made a public accusation that more than 200 communists had infiltrated the US government.. 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. . B crucible + hydrate 28.30 g C + MN . .. xH. 2. O. C hydrate (B – C) 4.24 g . MN . .. xH. 2. O. *D final heated hydrate + crucible 26.36 g C + MN. E anhydrous salt (D – A) 2.30 g MN. The time period from 1946 to 1955, during which Senator Joseph McCarthy led a movement to find and prosecute suspected communists. Also known as the . Red Scare . time period. McCarthyism. came to mean false charges of disloyalty.. 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 . crucible. The 12 week boot camp required recruits to wake up at 4 a.m., run 8 miles a day, and live on only dried apricots and beef jerky. It was a . crucible. where they were tested both physically and mentally, but they knew that this training was the only hope of surviving the zombie hordes that drew closer every day.. 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. Crucible:. A heat-resistant container in which metals are melted or fused at very high temperatures.. Used symbolically to suggest a severe trial or test.. Arthur Miller (1915 – 2005). Native New Yorker. 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. 1. . What does Giles accuse Mr. Putnam of in the beginning of Act III?. 2. . When Danforth gives John Proctor the offer to keep Elizabeth alive for a year, why does John refuse his offer?. 3. . Explain what is ironic about the following statement Danforth makes: “No uncorrupted man may fear this court, Mr. Hale! None!” (215). BACKGROUND NOTES. The play is set in 1692 in Salem, Massachusetts. The play deals with the Salem Witch Trials. The main characters are Puritans. The Crucible. WHO WERE THE PURITANS?. English Protestants who wanted to “purify” the Church of England. 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.. The "RED" Threat. Throughout the 1940s and 1950s America was overwhelmed with concerns about the threat of communism.. Capitalizing on those concerns, young Senator Joseph McCarthy made a public accusation that more than 200 communists had infiltrated the US government.. Elements of a drama. Acts and scenes. There are USUALLY 4 acts in a play. Each act has multiple scenes within it. Dialogue. Conversation among people. In a play there will be no quotation marks. Mostly everything is dialogue so it’ll just have the character’s name and then their line.