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Animal Farm
Prior Knowledge
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| karl Marx | the father of comunism |
| Czar Nicholas II | the leader of russia in the early 1900s before the russian revolution |
| Vladimir lenin | used the bolsheviks to overthrow the Czar of russia |
| Stalin and Trotsky | fought for power after vladimir lenin died |
| the bolsheviks | were led by vladimir lenin to overthrow the Czar of russia |
| McCacthy | famous politician who suspected and accused thousands of americans of suporting communism |
| communism | the idea of creating a society in which wealth and power is equally divided |
| symbol | an object or picture that represents a big idea (like a flag) |
| tyranny | cruel and unfair goverment |
| rebellion | a figth agains a goverment or those in power |
| manipulation | to control or influence someone in a clever or unfair way |
| corruption | dishonest behabior 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 bandwagon effect | the idea that if everyone is doing it, then i should too |
| allegory | a story where the characters and events are symbols for real life and events |
| scape goat | person or group blamed for the mistakes or problems of others |
| slogan | a short easy to remember phrase used in advertising or politics |
| fear mongering | the idea that something terrible will happen if they dont follow the leaders rules |
| the red scare | hysteria caused by the senator McCarthy accusing people of suporting communism |