1. Joseph McCarthyism
When the Republicans took control of the presidency in 1952, "McCarthyism," as it is now known, spun out of control into a witch hunt-like frenzy that imprisoned everyone from politicians to film producers because of feared communist ties. ... "The Crucible," a play about the Salem witch trials of the seventeenth century, was an allegory for the communist trials led by McCarthy. ... When asked about the trials of the 50s and 60s, Miller responded that McCarthyism, "paralyzed a whole generation and in a short time dried up the habits of trust and toleration in public discourse." ... This ...
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