McCarthyism/Propaganda Vocabulary

information, especially of a biased or misleading nature, used to promote or publicize a particular political cause or point of view.

• Scapegoat

• Propaganda

• Demagogue

• Witch-hunt

a person who is blamed for the wrongdoings, mistakes, or faults of others, especially for reasons of expediency.

• Demagogue

• Hysteria

• Witch-hunt

• Scapegoat

exaggerated or uncontrollable emotion or excitement.

• Rhetoric

• Hysteria

• Allegory

• Fear mongering

the action of deliberately arousing public fear or alarm about a particular issue.

• Demagogue

• Allegory

• Hysteria

• Fear mongering

a political leader who seeks support by appealing to the desires and prejudices of ordinary people rather than by using rational arguments.

• Fear mongering

• Witch-hunt

• Rhetoric

• Demagogue

The searching out and deliberate harassment of those (such as political opponents) with unpopular views.

• Demagogue

• Witch-hunt

• Hysteria

• Fear mongering

A “story, picture, or piece of art that uses symbols to convey a hidden or ulterior meaning, typically a moral or political one.”

• Rhetoric

• Demagogue

• Allegory

• Scapegoat

A list of people, organizations, or countries that are shunned or excluded by others because they are alleged to have engaged in unacceptable or unethical behavior or activities.

• Fear-mongering

• Blacklisted

• Hysteria

• Demagogue

Was Hitler considered a demagogue?

• True

• False

What group of people have been historically considered "scapegoats?"

• Americans

• Jews

• Catholics

• Germans