History

Question 0

a composite German word that describes processes of dealing with the past, which is perhaps best rendered in English as “struggle to come to terms with the past”. It is a key term in the study of post-1945 German literature and culture. describes the attempt to analyze, digest and learn to live with the past, in particular the Holocaust.

Answer 0

Ver.gan.gen.he.its.be.wälti.gung

is a composite German word that describes processes of dealing with the past (Vergangenheit = past; Bewältigung = coming to terms with, mastering, wrestling into submission), which is perhaps best rendered in English as “struggle to come to terms with the past”. It is a key term in the study of post-1945 German literature and culture. describes the attempt to analyze, digest and learn to live with the past, in particular the Holocaust.

Question 1

noun
: uprising, rebellion; specifically : an armed uprising of Palestinians against Israeli occupation of the West Bank and Gaza Strip

Answer 1

in·ti·fa·da\ˌin-tə-ˈfä-də\
noun
: uprising, rebellion; specifically : an armed uprising of Palestinians against Israeli occupation of the West Bank and Gaza Strip
Origin: Arabic intifāḍa, literally, the act of shaking off.
First use: 1985

Question 2

McCarthyism

Answer 2

McCarthyism is the practice of making accusations of subversion or treason without proper regard for evidence.

It also means “the practice of making unfair allegations or using unfair investigative techniques, especially in order to restrict dissent or political criticism.”

The term has its origins in the period in the United States known as the Second Red Scare, lasting roughly from 1950 to 1956 and characterized by heightened political repression against communists, as well as a campaign spreading fear of their influence on American institutions and of espionage by Soviet agents.

Originally coined to criticize the anti-communist pursuits of Republican U.S. Senator Joseph McCarthy of Wisconsin, “McCarthyism” soon took on a broader meaning, describing the excesses of similar efforts.

The term is also now used more generally to describe reckless, unsubstantiated accusations, as well as demagogic attacks on the character or patriotism of political adversaries.