Background on the Salem Witch Trials - Use these links to answer the questions below.
http://www.salemwitchmuseum.com/


1. Approximately when did the Salem witch trials take place?

2. What are some possible causes for the hysteria in Salem?

3. Who was Samuel Parrish?

4. Who was Tituba?

5. What event concerning the Parrish children ignited the hysteria?

6. Who was Cotton Mather?

7. What types of punishment were used for those accused of witchcraft?

8. What happened to those who did not confess to witchcraft?

9. How many lives did the Salem trials ultimately claim?



Background on McCarthyism - More links, more questions.
http://encarta.msn.com/


1. What did Senator Joseph McCarthy have to do with the Red Scare of the 1950’s?

2. What political situation prompted the hysteria during the Red Scare?

3. What is the HUAC and what did it set out to do in the 1940’s and 1950’s?

4. What were blacklists and who was most likely to be named to these lists?

5. What happened to those accused by Joseph McCarthy and the HUAC?

6. What kinds of trials or hearings were held? Were they fair or not?

7. What questions were accused people asked?

8. How many were found guilty? Any famous people?

9. What ultimately happened to his investigation?