were Japanese and were thought to be untrustworthy. Another act not to long after the war is McCarthyism. McCarthyism is a vociferous campaign against alleged communists in the US government and other institutions carried out under Senator Joseph McCarthy in the period 1950–1954. Many of the accused were blacklisted or lost their jobs‚ although most did not in fact belong to the Communist Party. McCarthyism is a great example of intolerance because as soon as McCarthy accused someone of being a “Communist”
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"Increasingly fed by a moral and political hysteria‚ warlike values produce and endorse shared fears as the primary register of social relations." - Henry Giroux Where man has emotion that‚ along with conspiracies‚ that usually formulates within a collective population and has the potential to become mass panic‚ that in time becomes hysteria. With the occurrences of hysterias‚ individuals spasmodically act under the influence of propaganda‚ a figure of sorts‚ and various factors that may persuade
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American author Arthur Miller wrote a play in 1953 named the Crucible. The Crucible was portrayed as the Salem witch trials that took place in 1692 and 1693 in the Province of Massachusetts Bay. The play was written as a milked version of McCarthyism. McCarthyism was when the Government put people who had been accused of being communist on the Blacklist. Miller was accused himself in 1956 as being a communist and refused to name names from who he had seen in the few meetings he attended.(THIS HAS
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Good Night‚ and Good Luck covers the McCarthy era‚ the severe anti-red period in the 1950’s and takes place within CBS studios. The main character of the film is Edward R. Murrow who reports for CBS news. Upon the events of harsh McCarthyism‚ Murrow chose to use his public power to challenge senator McCarthy and his strong anti-communist ideology. The reporter argues on behalf of a person in the United states Military who is somehow connected with communist people. In a following broadcast‚ he makes
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This caused many people to lose their jobs. “Known as McCarthyism‚ the paranoid hunt for infiltrators was notoriously difficult on writers and entertainers‚ many of whom were labeled communist sympathizers and were unable to continue working.” ("Arthur Miller‚ Elia Kazan and the Blacklist: None Without Sin McCarthyism"‚ 2006). This of course if we look back to the Salem Witch Trials is very similar to how Abigail took advantage of a situation
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For many Americans‚ the McCarthy era of the late 1940s and early 1950s symbolized what America does not represent. During this time‚ many Americans were persecuted based on their beliefs. Beliefs‚ however‚ was not the only force driving behind McCarthyism. The Amerasia case in 1945‚ along with the Alger Hiss perjury trials of 1949 and 1950‚ raised concerns to Congress about “underground” Communists within the government and others who could possibly commit acts of treason against the United States
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Hey you! Yeah you! You’re a communists! Your mom and dad are a communist! Your siblings are all communist! This is what people in the 1950s had to deal with when McCarthyism was in effect. McCarthy neglects to meet the responsibilities of a Senator because he tore apart the lives of anyone he thought was a communist‚ including Government officials‚ to gain more power. The roles and responsibilities of Senator are very important. Senators have to enroll in work such as‚ passing bills‚ holding meetings
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“The crucible”‚ analyze obliquely the relation between The Salem witch hunt with The McCarthyism. Miller supports his analogy by emphasizing the characteristics that relate the witch hunt with the McCarthyism. The author’s purpose is to express his philosophical assumptions about the misjudgment‚ chaos and hysteria‚ that is reappearing throw the history in different faces and political assumptions of the McCarthyism in order to arouse people from their blind obstinacy for what was really happening
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During the cold war era‚ the United States had been reformed to a way of life called “McCarthyism”‚ a self-made turmoil also known as The Red Scare and the Lavender Scare. Senator Joseph P. McCarthy has become the scapegoat of this era due to his promotion of fear in those who opposed the American way of life‚ particularly communists and homosexuals. Andrea Friedman in her article “The Smearing of Joe McCarthy: The Lavender Scare‚ Gossip‚ and Cold War Politics” examines the sexual aspect of Joe McCarthy’s
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The Crucible/Good Night and Good Luck History tends to repeat itself. Whether it’s through the Salem Witch Trials or McCarthyism‚ people fall into traditions of mass hysteria when they are scared. The Crucible‚ written by Arthur Miller‚ was an allegory for McCarthyism in the 1950s‚ while the film Good Night and Good Luck depicted the actual event. Arthur Miller was able tell the true tale of The Salem Witch Trials while accurately describing what was going on in the world during its time‚ thus showing
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