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The witch trials, in the late seventeenth centuary, were very similar to the "Red Scare" of the 1900's. Both of the events, though one was far more violent, involved the fear of a group of people, and the placement of damaging titles on those who are innocent. In the witch trials, innocent people were accused of being witches, and were wrongly punished for non-existant crimes. In the red scare, innocent Americans were labled as communists, and discriminated against. In both events, innocents people were negatively affected by a irrational fear of a group of people.