Relacionar Columnas Allegory Matching GameVersión en línea 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. por Samantha Morgan 1 To be found “innocent”, the defendant had to confess and then name names of others who were witches. 2 Witches were seen as criminals. 3 Trials ended because more and more upstanding people in the village were accused and refused to confess. 4 Ministers were seen as the experts and were trusted to find and stop the practice of witchcraft. 5 Those accused often lost their property and good name in the town. 6 People became afraid to speak out against the trials or challenge the authority of the court for fear of being labeled a witch. 7 Trials were marked by relentless questioning, presumption of guilt, acceptance of flimsy evidence, and stubborn insistence on the validity and power of the proceedings. 8 Those accused were assumed guilty (Sarah Osborn, Elizabeth & John Proctor, Martha Corey, Rebeca Nurse, etc.) 9 19 people were hanged, several died in jail, and one was pressed to death. Over 150 others spent time in prison. 10 Judge Danforth believed in the authority of his court. 11 Irrational fear overrode reason. 12 In Puritan society, the enemy was the devil and witches were feared because they threatened their pure and godly society 13 Witchcraft was an “invisible crime.” 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) The FBI and U.S. Secret Service were trusted to find Communist spies. People became afraid to speak out against the trials or even criticize the government for fear of being labeled a communist. 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. Communism was a political belief. Communism was seen as an evil and dangerous force because it threatened the American way of life (democracy, capitalism, etc.). Senator Joseph McCarthy believed in both his and the House of Un-American Activities Committee’s (HUAC) authority. To be found “innocent”, the defendant had to confess and then name names of others who were communists. Those accused were often blacklisted (loss of job, influence, etc.; sometimes they even had to leave the country.) Those who practiced Communism were seen as treasonous Trials were marked by relentless questioning, presumption of guilt, acceptance of flimsy evidence, and stubborn insistence on the validity and power of the proceedings. Irrational fear overrode reason.
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