1. mccarthyism in the crucible
Miller even acknowledged this fear when he said, America had just finished fighting World War II with the help of the Soviet Union against the Germans and now they felt threatened by them, knowing not wether they were still allies or if another war was inevitable. ... America, entering into the cold war, felt that the threat of Communism was real and with World War II just ended and the fear of another possible war, Americans of the fifties did not want people whose political ideology was so rash, violent, and disagreeable with their way of living (Carey 51). ... Abigail is a devious girl whic...
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