The Red Scare and Witch Trials

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Across
  1. 2. A U.S. congressional committee that investigated suspected communist influences and activities within the United States
  2. 6. A period in American history when there was widespread fear and suspicion of communism and leftist ideologies
  3. 7. Beliefs or practices that are not based on scientific evidence but rather on irrational fears or traditions.
  4. 9. The act of encouraging rebellion against the authority of the state
  5. 10. A religious movement within Protestant Christianity that sought to purify the Church of England
  6. 13. A term used to describe the practice of making accusations of subversion or treason without proper evidence
  7. 14. An enslaved woman of African and Native American descent who was one of the first people accused of witchcraft in Salem
  8. 15. A political and economic ideology advocating for a classless society
  9. 16. A series of hearings and prosecutions in 1692 in Salem Village
  10. 17. A state of extreme emotional disturbance or irrational behavior
Down
  1. 1. A list of people or organizations that are shunned or excluded due to suspected affiliations or activities'
  2. 3. An admission of guilt or involvement in witchcraft
  3. 4. The period of political tension and military rivalry between the United States and the Soviet Union
  4. 5. An official investigation or trial
  5. 8. The act of opposing or disagreeing with established views or practices.
  6. 11. A 1953 play by Miller that allegorically addresses the Red Scare and McCarthyism by dramatizing the Salem witch trials.
  7. 12. The practice of magic or the use of supernatural powers