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Why did Arthur Miller write The Crucible in response to McCarthy’s hearings?

Make a bulleted list about a modern day "witch hunt" (a situation where innocent people are blamed for crimes and found guilty on the basis of false evidence

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Arthur Miller was inspired to write a drama reflecting the mass cultural and political hysteria produced when the U.S. government sought to suppress Communism and radical leftist activity in America.

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