The movie the crucible compared to the real salem witch hunts?

Question:writing a research paper based comparing and contrasting the movie and the actual historical events

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http://www.sparknotes.com/lit/crucible/

Start here and you might want to look at the historical event of not only the leat 1700's but also the historical event surrounding the house unamerican activites committee of the 1950's