Which event of his time does miller use as a basis for the crucible?

Mc Carthy hearings

Explanation:

Arthur Miller was an American writer who lived from 1915 to 2005. He wrote "The Crucible" a playwright in which he uses the Salem witch trials that occurred in the 17th century as an allegory of McCarthyism. McCarther was a Senator who promoted political repression of alleged communists, similar to the persecution of the witches in the Salem trials.

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