Salem
McCarthyism
Types of witch hunts
Vocabulary
Miscellanous
100
Where and when did the Salem witch hunt start?
In 1692 in Massachusetts
100
What does the acronym HUAC correspond to?
House of Un-American Activities Committee
100
Who triggered the first witch hunt?
The Puritans
100
What is the French for "allegation"?
une accusation
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Which 2 bodies had a list of suspects?
the FBI and Congress
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Why were some girls accused of witchcraft?
Some girls suffered convulsions, physical pain, fever, horrible visions. Unable to explain the symptoms, physicians concluded that the girls were under the influence of the devil.
200
What is the Blacklist?
A list of people or organisations considered disloyal/ untrustworthy.
200
What is the Red Scare?
The fear of communism
200
What is the French for "groundless"?
sans fondement
200
Who was at the head of the FBI during the 1950s witch hunt?
John Edgar Hoover
300
What was the goal of the Salem witch hunt?
to get rid of witches and of any threat to the community’s peacefulness and principles.
300
What were the 2 consequences of being on a blacklist?
The people on a blacklist couldn't be hired in state jobs and they could lose their job.
300
What was the common goal of the different witch hunts ?
to blacklist and get rid of people who were thought to be a threat to American society.
300
What is the French for subpoena?
une assignation à comparaître
300
Harry Truman
400
Complete this definition of Puritanism: ": a very ... moral code and a ... of physical and social pleasures....was the only authorized color.
strict /denial / black or dark/
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What 2 choices did the people summoned to the HUAC have ?
1)appeal to the 5th Amendment that protects against self incrimination = considered as a sign of guilt+ go to prison for contempt
2) chose to testify, the HUAC = forced people to give names, identify people deemed to be subversive.
400
What was common about the treatment made to the accused?
They were scapegoated and accused on allegations, without evidence
400
What are the 3 missing words in this definition of modern witch hunt? the ... out and deliberate... of those (such as political opponents) with ... views.
searching / harassment / unpopular
400
What was so electrifying about McCarthy's speech?
The fact that he had in his possession a list of 205 communists who worked from the government.
500
What purpose does the Salem witch hunt serve today?
the Salem witch trials serve as a cautionary tale against mass hysteria and persecution.
It shows that the fear of some people can originate in ignorance and superstitions
500
Where and when did McCarthy deliver his famous speech?
at Wheeling,West Virginia in 1950 ; at the Women's Republican Club.
500
Who was the president during the second Red Scare?
Harry Truman
500
un schéma qui se répète in one word in English
a pattern
500
Mc Carthy was notorious for "making ... accusations by ... or .... evidence"
outrageous / distorting / fabricating