The Role Of Joseph Mccarthyism In The Crucible

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Joseph McCarthy was a U.S senator who served from Wisconsin. Joseph McCarthy is related to the play because he started what is known as McCarthyism. McCarthyism is the practice of falsely accusing government employees of communism. The Crucible has a similar act where the young girls involved in the Salem witch trials were falsely accused of
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