Matching Pairs Allegory Matching GameOnline version Match the events, people, and situations from the Salem Witch Trials (left column) to the events, people, and situations from the Red Scare (right column). Select a statement on the left column. Then, select its matching statement on the right column. The program will draw a line between the two for you. by Samantha Morgan 1 Trials were marked by relentless questioning, presumption of guilt, acceptance of flimsy evidence, and stubborn insistence on the validity and power of the proceedings. 2 Judge Danforth believed in the authority of his court. 3 Witchcraft was an “invisible crime.” 4 19 people were hanged, several died in jail, and one was pressed to death. Over 150 others spent time in prison. 5 In Puritan society, the enemy was the devil and witches were feared because they threatened their pure and godly society 6 Witches were seen as criminals. 7 Those accused were assumed guilty (Sarah Osborn, Elizabeth & John Proctor, Martha Corey, Rebeca Nurse, etc.) 8 Irrational fear overrode reason. 9 To be found “innocent”, the defendant had to confess and then name names of others who were witches. 10 Trials ended because more and more upstanding people in the village were accused and refused to confess. 11 Ministers were seen as the experts and were trusted to find and stop the practice of witchcraft. 12 People became afraid to speak out against the trials or challenge the authority of the court for fear of being labeled a witch. 13 Those accused often lost their property and good name in the town. The Hollywood Ten spent time in jail; Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were convicted of spying for the Soviet Union (treason) and were executed; thousands of others were blacklisted. To be found “innocent”, the defendant had to confess and then name names of others who were communists. The FBI and U.S. Secret Service were trusted to find Communist spies. Communism was a political belief. Trials were marked by relentless questioning, presumption of guilt, acceptance of flimsy evidence, and stubborn insistence on the validity and power of the proceedings. Trials ended in part because Senator Joseph McCarthy accused the Secretary of the Navy of sheltering Communist spies. McCarthy was censured by the Senate and his influence declined. Those accused were assumed guilty (actors, producers, screenwriters, etc., including Arthur Miller himself) Those accused were often blacklisted (loss of job, influence, etc.; sometimes they even had to leave the country.) Communism was seen as an evil and dangerous force because it threatened the American way of life (democracy, capitalism, etc.). People became afraid to speak out against the trials or even criticize the government for fear of being labeled a communist. Senator Joseph McCarthy believed in both his and the House of Un-American Activities Committee’s (HUAC) authority. Irrational fear overrode reason. Those who practiced Communism were seen as treasonous
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