'American activities committee' presentation slideshows

Of Commies, Witches and Crucibles

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The Cold War 1945-1989

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Historical Background

Historical Background. The Setting for the Story. In 1692 the fear of witchcraft was declining in Europe. In a tiny town called Salem in Massachusetts, North America the fears of witchcraft were about to tear the community apart. Why?. Witchcraft in Europe.

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The Cold War at Home

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Civil Liberties

Civil Liberties. Bertram C. Bruce Graduate School of Library & Information Science U. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. History. 1798 -- Alien & Sedition Acts 1862-65 -- Habeas Corpus 1917-20 -- deportations 1942 -- Executive Order 9066 1947-1954 -- HUAC, McCarthy

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The Cold War

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The Cold War at Home: The Second Red Scare

The Cold War at Home: The Second Red Scare. 1949: Anxiety over Communism. 3/49: Soviet Union detonated an atomic bomb China: had been locked in a civil war since the 1920s Nationalists led by Chiang Kai-shek Communists led by Mao Zedong

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Chapter 28: The Cold War and the American Dream

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The Crucible

The Crucible. By Arthur Miller Presentation will include information on: -Biography -Modern Theater . Biography: Arthur Miller. Born in Manhattan (upscale Harlem) on Oct. 17, 1915. Parents were Jewish immigrants. His father worked in the garment/textile industry. .

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The McCarthy Era

The McCarthy Era.

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The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street

The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street. Screenplay by Rod Serling. Screenplay/ Teleplay. Play written for television. Written to be filmed by a camera and not acted on stage (like IRT). Screenplays deliver ideas through dialogue and stage directions.

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The Second Red Scare (1950s)

The Second Red Scare (1950s). Paranoia. After World War II, the Soviet Union gobbled up Eastern Europe. For the first time, the Soviet Union and Communism were world powers.

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The Cold War Expands

Chapter 21, Section 3. The Cold War Expands. The Arms Race Heightens Tensions. When American planes detected radiation above the Soviet Union, they realized they were no longer the only country with atomic weaponry.

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Historical Context of F451

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Themes, Motifs & Symbols in THE CRUCIBLE

Themes, Motifs & Symbols in THE CRUCIBLE. Themes Themes are the fundamental and often universal ideas explored in a literary work. Intolerance The Crucible is set in a theocratic society, in which the church and the state are

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McCarthyism

McCarthyism. The Crucible. Senator Joseph McCarthy. Even though McCarthyism started long before McCarthy was in the picture, he was known for causing the biggest communist scare within the United States. Getting Accused.

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The Crucible

The Crucible. Crucible (noun): A container made of a substance that can resist great heat, for melting, fusing, or calcining metals The hollow at the bottom of an ore furnace, where the molten collects A severe test or trial. Style of The Crucible.

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March 8, 2011 Journal #4

March 8, 2011 Journal #4. What is your definition of a salesman? How is a salesman different from someone in another occupation? What attitudes do you think a salesman should have in order to be successful? What attitudes would hinder him?. Background on Arthur Miller (copy in your notes).

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Jeopardy

Jeopardy. Q $100. Q $100. Q $100. Q $100. Q $100. Q $200. Q $200. Q $200. Q $200. Q $200. Q $300. Q $300. Q $300. Q $300. Q $300. Q $400. Q $400. Q $400. Q $400. Q $400. Q $500. Q $500. Q $500. Q $500. Q $500. Final Jeopardy. $100 Question from People.

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