Unit A
Activity 1
Witch hunts: the making of enemies
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1The Salem Witch Trials
Still from Timeless (season 2, episode 4), 2018.
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The term “witch hunt” originally referred to the persecution of people accused of witchcraft, but today it is used metaphorically to describe any campaign in which individuals or groups are unfairly targeted. It often occurs during times of social, political or economic tension, when fear and suspicion are used to control public opinion or assign blame.
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Modern witch hunts
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Since the 1950s, "McCarthyism" has become shorthand for the practice of making unsubstantiated accusations of disloyalty against political opponents, often through fear-mongering and public humiliation.
The term gets its name from Senator Joseph McCarthy, a Republican who was the leading architect of a ruthless witch hunt in the US to root out alleged Communists and subversives across American institutions. [...]
Millions of federal employees had to fill out loyalty investigation forms during this time, while hundreds of employees were either fired or not hired. Hundreds of Hollywood figures were also blacklisted.
The campaign also involved the parallel targeting of the LGBTQI+ community working in government – known as the Lavender Scare. [...]
The greatest toll of McCarthyism was perhaps on public discourse. A deep chill settled over U.S. politics, with people afraid to voice any opinion that could be construed as dissenting.
The term gets its name from Senator Joseph McCarthy, a Republican who was the leading architect of a ruthless witch hunt in the US to root out alleged Communists and subversives across American institutions. [...]
Millions of federal employees had to fill out loyalty investigation forms during this time, while hundreds of employees were either fired or not hired. Hundreds of Hollywood figures were also blacklisted.
The campaign also involved the parallel targeting of the LGBTQI+ community working in government – known as the Lavender Scare. [...]
The greatest toll of McCarthyism was perhaps on public discourse. A deep chill settled over U.S. politics, with people afraid to voice any opinion that could be construed as dissenting.
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Questions
1
Sum up what happened during the Salem Witch Trials. How did fear contribute to the accusations?
2
What does the term "McCarthyism" mean? Who was targeted?
3
What happened during the Hollywood blacklist? How did fear and public pressure affect the people involved?
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Background check
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Each student gets a bingo grid with words related to
scapegoating. The teacher reads definitions or incomplete
sentences, and students mark the corresponding word on
their grid. The first to complete a line shouts “Scapegoat!”
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