Crucible Pre-Reading Review

What is Puritanism?

• a religious reform movement in the late 16th and 17th centuries that tried to “purify” the Church of England

• a reform movement in the late 18th and 19th centuries that tried to “purify” the society from religion

True or False: A Puritan is a person with strict religious beliefs.

• True

• False

What is something you learned about Puritans from our stations on Friday?

What was the Red Scare?

• The fear of Puritans

• The fear of the Salem Witch Trials

• The fear of McCarthyism

• The fear of Communism

How did it get the name "The Red Scare?"

• A red flag is often a symbol of communism.

• The blood of communists was everywhere.

When did the Red Scare take place?

• The Korean War

• The Civil War

• World Wars 1 & 2

• The Vietnam War

What is Communism?

• a society in which all property is publicly owned and each person works and is paid according to their abilities and needs

• an economic and political system in which a country's trade and industry are controlled by private owners for profit.

Answer explanation

The wrong answer is actually Capitialism.

What is McCarthyism?

• the practice of making false or unfounded accusations related to communism

• the practice of following the president of the time: Andrew McCarthy

How did McCarthyism come to an end?

Answer explanation

After the mid-1950s, McCarthyism began to decline, mainly due to Joseph McCarthy's gradual loss of public popularity and credibility after several of his accusations were found to be false. Specifically, he began to question American soldiers.

The ________ ________ ________ were a series of hearings and prosecutions of people accused of witchcraft in colonial Massachusetts between February 1692 and May 1693. More than 200 people were accused. Thirty people were found guilty, 19 of whom were executed by hanging.