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Red Scare A New Hysteria 19461954 Commies Commies Be very very afraid Long history of Red Scares Anticommunist 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. 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.. During the late 1940s and early 1950s, the prospect of communist subversion at home and abroad seemed frighteningly real to many people in the United States. These fears came to define–and, in some cases, corrode–the era’s . The Crucible, . The Salem Witch Trials, and McCarthyism. . What do they all have in common????. Things to Know about Arthur Miller. 1915-2005. Grew up in a working class family; worked as a teenager to earn money to go to college. Semester 2. Week 7. The New Red Scare. Rumors & accusations of communists in the U.S. & of Communist infiltration in the gov’t tapped into fears that the Communists were trying to take over the world. to . McCarthyism. & . Symbolism . in . The Crucible . McCarthyism. : In the 1940s and 1950s Americans feared the encroachment of Communism. The Soviet Union was growing in power and the threat of a nuclear holocaust was on the forefront of American minds. Eastern Europe had become a conglomerate of Communist satellite nations. Throw in China and Americans began to feel they were surrounded by a Communist threat. Paranoia ensued.. -Arthur Miller. 1915-2005. The Crucible . by Arthur Miller. Grew up during the Great Depression. Wrote screenplays for Hollywood. Cold War Spies and the Rise of Joseph McCarthy. Today’s Objective. After today’s lesson, students will be able to…. Discuss the legitimacy of the communist threat in the 1950s and how the U.S. handled such threats. . Drama and Allegory. The Rise of Communism. First Red Scare – 1917-1920. Russian Revolution - 1919. People accused/jailed with little or no evidence . 1939 WWII – Russia, ally to USA. Alien Registration Act – 1940 . 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. 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. . Nuclear Weaponry. Objective:. Describe . how the U.S. government fought the Cold War in America.. Purpose. :. To learn . the effects of the Cold War on the Home Front by participating in a dot activity to simulate how McCarthyism and persecution functioned.. Organizing Research. EQ: How do I organize my research into a thesis and topic sentences?. Thesis: . WHAT: one sentence that tells what the entire paper is about. WHERE: Last sentence in first paragraph. The Cold War Begins. Learning Targets:. List the causes and effects of the “Red Scare” on American Society.. Describe . the tactics of Joseph McCarthy and explain why few challenged him.. Explain the goals of Project .