1. PURITANISM, THE 1950S, AND THE RED SCARE What They Have In Common

2. P URITANISM New land – new laws Seeking to purify the ills of the church Close society – outsiders not welcome Not of the church – corrupt Fear/distrust the worldly

3. T HE S ALEM W ITCH T RIALS Fear of the unknown Witch hunts Dancing, singing, speaking unknown languages, hallucinations Possibly from food or drink contaminate Hanging of innocent citizens

4. T HE 1950 S Controversy Nixon Communism Spies

5. T HE R ED S CARE Fear First – 1918-1920 1940’s – 1950’s second and strongest Red Scare United States and Russia – Who has the biggest and most destructive weapon? Truman Loyalty Doctrine – funded anti- communist efforts in the United States and abroad

6. T HE R ED S CARE - CONTINUED Joseph McCarthy - Senator – established HUAC McCarthyism – persecution and slander of those believed to be Communist sympathizers House Un-American Activities Committee Hold trials to determine who was a communist sympathizer Hit the arts and entertainment sector Leonard Bernstein, Aaron Copland, Dashiell Hammett, Lena Horne, Langston Hughes, Arthur Miller, Orson Welles, Pete Seeger, Lucille Ball