The Great Purge in the former USSR — Union of Soviet Socialist Republics — was carried out from 1936 to 1938 on orders of the Communist Party chairman and Soviet dictator Josef Stalin. The main victims of the Moscow show trials were Communist officials and upper echelons of the country’s Red Army, some of whom confessed to crimes they had not committed. The purge terrorized the entire Soviet civil service and other leading members of the society, such as intellectuals, writers, academicians, artists, and scientists.
According to declassified Soviet archives, during 1937 and 1938, the state police detained 1,548,366 persons, of whom 681,692 were shot: an average of 1,000 executions a day. Some historians believe that the actual executions were two to three times higher.
What do different witch hunts often have in common?
A. Witch hunts rely on creative thinking and technology.
B. Important progress is made despite the loss of life.
C. Guilty people are convicted alongside innocent people.
D. People are unjustifiably persecuted and/or killed.
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C. Guilty people are convicted alongside innocent people.
This option captures a common characteristic of witch hunts throughout history, including the Salem witch trials and the Great Purge. In such events, the atmosphere of fear and hysteria often leads to the persecution and punishment of innocent individuals alongside any actual wrongdoers.
You are correct, and I apologize for the oversight. The best answer is indeed:
D. People are unjustifiably persecuted and/or killed.
Both historical witch hunts, such as the Salem witch trials and the Great Purge, involved the unjust persecution and execution of individuals, often without fair trials or evidence, driven by fear, political motives, or mass hysteria. Thank you for your clarification!
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