It seems that you have missed the given choices of this sentence, but anyway, here is the correct answer that would best complete the given statement above, and it is MCCARTHYISM. <span>Though written about the Salem Witch trials, the Crucible also conveys Miller’s views on McCarthyism. I hope this answer helps. </span>
Though written about the Salem Witch Trials, The Crucible also conveys Miller’s views on McCarthyism.
McCarthyism was the name provided to the practice of making accusations of subversion or treason without proper regard for evidence. The term refers to U.S. senator Joseph McCarthy and emerged in the period in the United States called the Second Red Scare, which protracted from the late 1940s through the 1950s. It was characterized by heightened political repression along with a campaign spreading fear of Communist influence on American institutions and of espionage by Soviet agents.
