Although happening in completely different historical periods, the many terrible things that happened during the second Red Scare are in common with the the terrible events that occurred during the Salem Witch Trials.

Both events occurred by creating fear based upon what the people were scared of. The Salem Witch trials began from either boredom or rivalries between the people that lived in Salem. People were not free; they lived by harsh rules that were based upon the Bible. When some girls, including one named Abigail Williams, do some illegal activities, they get wound up in a big mess. They shifted it by acting weird and blaming it on other people. People thought it was witchcraft. The girls were between the ages of seven and