Problem
How did the Cold War atmosphere, specifically fear of communism, set the stage for McCarthyism? Who was Joseph McCarthy, and what usually baseless allegations did he make? What tactics did he use? How/why was he ultimately discredited? What is due process? Which portion(s) of the Constitution guarantee "due process"? What notorious "trials" happened in what is now Danvers, Massachusetts between February 1692 and May 1693? What has the phrase "it's a witch hunt" come to mean? What are the long term dangers of allowing popular sentiment and/or current trends to drive the justice system? Do you see any similarities between the Red Scare of the 1920s, covered in the previous unit, and McCarthyism of the 1950s, covered in the current unit?