Another witch hunt

Look at the picture.

1.When and where was this picture taken?

2.Who can you see on this picture?

3.What are these people doing?

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Listen to the document and answer the following questions.

1. When did "the second Red Scare" happen?

2. Why is the period also called McCarthyism?

3. What methods were used?

4. Where was the Employee Loyalty Test used?

5. Between 1947 and 1956, how many federal workers were screened?

6. How many resignations happened because of this?

7. What was the consequence for the people under investigations?

8. When did McCarthy’s power start to weaken?

9. What was the consequence for people at the time?

1.In this text, another witch hunt is mentioned. Find as many details as you can about this new wave of paranoia.

Where does it take place?
When does it take place?
Who or what are people afraid of?
What are the consequences?

2.Think about what you know about Salem and what you just discovered. Share with your classmates.

What do the Salem Witch Trials and McCarthyism have in common?
What do you think about the way society has evolved?

The Red Scare: McCarthyism