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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Karl Marx | the father of communism |
| Czar Nicholas ll | the leader of Russia in the early 1900s before the Russian Revolution |
| Vladimir Lenin | used the bolshevicks to over throw the Czar of Russia |
| Stalin and trotskey | fought for power after Vladimir Lenin died |
| The bolshevicks | were led by Vladimir Lenin to overthrow the Czar or Russia |
| mc carthy | famous politician who suspected and accused thousands of Americans of supporting communism |
| communism | the idea of creating a society in Which wealth and power is equality divided |
| symbol | an object or picture that represents a big idea ( like a flag) |
| tyranny | cruel and unfair government |
| rebellion | a fight against a government or those in power |
| manipulation | to control or influence someone in a clever or unfair way |
| corruption | dishonest behavior by people in power |
| propaganda | information, often biased or misleading used to promote a cause |
| name-calling | using negative words to make an enemy look weak stupid or bad |
| The bangdwagon effect | the idea that if everyone is doing it then I should do it too. |
| scapegoat | person or group blamed for the mistakes or problems of others |
| slogan | a short easy to remember phrase |
| fear-mongering | the idea that something terrible will happen if they don't follow the leaders order |
| The red scare | hysteria caused by the senator mccarthy accusing people of supporting communism |
| allegory | a story where the characters and events are symbols for real life people and events . |