Similarities Between Salem Witch Trials And Japanese Internment

The Salem Witch Trials and the Internment of Japanese Americans were both times of stereotypical accusations. The Salem Witch Trials were driven by jealousy, while Japanese Internment was driven by pure terror and fear. 120,000 Japanese American citizens were pulled out of their homes (Japanese American relocation). In fact almost all those of asian descent were pulled out of their homes (Japanese American Relocation). They were put in these relocation camps, shortly after the Pearl harbor bombing (Japanese American relocation).

Throughout history, hysteria and aberration have contributed to events in which justice was not necessarily reached. In the early 1940s, the American government relocated and confined those of Japanese descent in response to growing fear that they may potentially assist their native country in an attack on America after the Pearl Harbor attack. Similarly, in Salem, Massachusetts in 1692, a multitude of innocent people were accused of and convicted for witchcraft due to their abnormality in the strict Puritan society and the greedy nature of their neighbors. The unfair and The Japanese internment and relocation has significant similarities to the 1692 Salem Witch Trials.

What does it feel like to be hated for no reason? At many points in history, there have been people wrongfully persecuted. During the Salem Witch Trials and The Holocaust, people were slaughtered for no apparent reason. The Salem Witch Trials took place in the spring of 1692(Salem Witch Trials). The mass hysteria began when a group of girls were caught dancing naked in the woods around a fire(Salem Witch Trials).

Throughout history, millions of people have been persecuted for religious beliefs. The Holocaust and the Salem Witch Trials are some of the most notorious instances of persecution in history. Although the two disasters happened in two different time periods the similarities are Shocking.

The Scottsboro trials and the Salem witch trials are closely related by the way both had a certain person that brought about these scandalous trials, both had the higher powers in the community unreasonably accuse people, and in both trials all the people were put to death while others were awaiting for their death. In the Scottsboro trials all the boys involved were set up by two girls, they were the ones that accused them. “No other event so clearly demonstrated the extent of racial injustice” (Baughman). Those two girls, Ruby and Victoria, were the cause of multiple innocent lives being taken.

Murder, death, and destruction versus relocation. During WWII, the Japanese were relocated away from vital military locations and moved inland into Japanese Internment Camps. The European Jews, Gypsies, mentally ill, and anyone that opposed Hitler were put into Concentration and Death Camps. Some people think they are the same, but I think otherwise. The Japanese Internment Camps and German Concentration Camps were not the same thing because, their leaders views are very different, intentionally causing harm or unintentionally causing harm, and conditions in the different types of camps.

First both events began with a certain traumatic event, traumatic that is towards the accusers, these events are obviously 9/11 for the muslims and the initial acquisition by the little girls in the case of the witch trials. Secondly in both situations these initial events, usually reinforced through other acts, led to the development of a hysterical fear among the common people. This fear would continue to grow as more people are accused and certainly once the state, the US in general for 9/11 and Massachusetts for the trials, get involved with witch hunting/paranoia. Finally in both cases the accused and related people were either attack, killed, or in some other way harassed. Another thing of note is that even some muslims have pointed out that muslims can learn a valuable lesson from the experiences of the witch trials (Argon 2012).

A similar pattern throughout the crisis was seen. All those accused where not born in Salem even if they had lived there all their life or were Indians (linking them to the American Indian war in 1622-1624) or those who were previously accused of witchcraft. Also mentions the afflicted girls and fortune telling how they all got scared when a coffin appeared in one of their

The Salem Witch Trials can be compared to many historical events around the world. The Holocaust is one of the most compared events to the Salem Witch Trials. These events are brought together by the facts that both of them were tragic and people died horrifically. Neither of these events were handled in a way that was beneficial for their economies. The Holocaust is a modern day “Witch Hunt” that relates to the Salem Witch Trials due to instinctual prejudice and mass hysteria, but differs in religion and the scale of the executions.

Beginning with a group of teenage girls wanting to put the blame on others ending it escalating beyond control. They were accused to be witches so needed to shift the fingers from themselves to others. Therefore making it an endless cycle of pointing fingers that was not necessary but they had to bring someone down with them apparently. How could anyone prove their spirit was not torturing that person? Most people were actually innocent, I doubt they were truly delving into the devil 's work but the accused were no way able to prove innocence making most just admit to being witches, just to stop the persecution torture.

Japanese Crucible Clarence Drewa Hour: Last Over 127,00 U.S. citizens were imprisoned during World War 2 just because of having japanese ancestry. Putting the Japanese Americans into internment camps shows how there was hatred and unjust behavior towards one another in America. This is also shown in Arthur Miller’s play “The Crucible”.

The Salem Witch Trials Compared to the U.S. After 9/11 The Salem Witch Trials were a series of executions due to members of the Salem community accusing one another of being witches and wizards. The Salem Witch Trials took place in Salem, Massachusetts. The event we Americans know as 9/11 took place in New York City on September 11, 2001.

Most people have never heard of an event more corrupt than the Salem Witch Trials, or one more devastating than the Holocaust. The Salem Witch Trials and the Holocaust are very similar in many ways. Both events included many deaths, false accusations, and the unfair treatment of many people. In September 1692 in Salem Village, Massachusetts, a mass hysteria was underway.

The Salem Witch Trials The belief of witchcraft can be traced back centuries to as early as the 1300’s. The Salem Witch Trials occurred during 1690’s in which many members of Puritan communities were accused and convicted of witchcraft. These “witch trials” were most famously noted in the town of Salem, Massachusetts. Many believe this town to be the starting point for the mass hysteria which spread to many other areas of New England.

These refugees were from northern New York, Nova Scotia, and Quebec. The displaced people created a strain on Salem’s resources because they did not have their own resources and they used others. That aggravated existing rivalries between families with ties to the wealth port of Salem. (“Salem Witch Trials”, 1). The first witch case involved Reverend Parris’ daughter Elizabeth, age 9, and his niece Abigail Williams, age 11, in January 1692.