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Mass Hysteria

Mass Hysteria
Many times it has been said that if people don't learn from their mistakes they are destined to repeat them. Such is the case throughout history. There are many different examples of this, but one example is the similarities between the witch hunts in Salem, Massachusetts and the Era of McCarthyism.
During the 1600‘s, the Salem trials were the tactic of the town. It started with a couple of young girls who lied about possible witchery of a slave named Tituba. Soon all the jokes came to an end and became reality. The girls had gotten so caught up in their lies, they could no longer take back what they've done without severe punishment. The Puritans had no way to publicly admit their sins. This anti-witch event caused innocent people to die. Due to the girls fear in coming clean, over a dozen innocent victims were hung and many were jailed. (Holt,830-887)
During the 1950's their was a mass hysteria of McCarthyism. McCarthyism was also known as the "Red Scare."......


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