Use the links below to find answers on the worksheet.
"Participate" in the Salem Witch Trials. Write a paragraph response, as the accused, describing your feelings.
What are the main differences between the historical witch trials and The Crucible? Which differences do you think Miller took the most freedom with? Why? Which differences do you consider minor? Why?
Read an article and interview with Linnda Caporael. Consider information in this article on the trials. What do you think of Caporael's theories? Can they adequately explain the hysteria in Salem? What other forces could have been at work? Explain your answer.
History Learning Site - Cold War
Overview and extended history of the Cold War.
PBS American Masters - Joseph McCarthy
Information about Senator Joseph McCarthy, the HUAC, and blacklisted entertainers.
Information on causes of anti-communist fear.
The Social Studies Help Center
Explains causes and effects of McCarthyism and includes more information about the Senator.
Information about victims of the HUAC.
Definition of witch hunt.
Explore the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. Read an article at Human Rights Watch. Finally explore Children of the Camps. What similarities and differences do these events have to the Salem Witch Trials? To the Red Scare?