What Is the "Scapegoat Hypothesis

question 2

Multiple Choice

What is the "scapegoat hypothesis"?

• A) Governments provoke war to divert public attention from domestic problems.
• B) Countries at war blame other countries for starting the war.
• C) Governments blame minorities at home for losing a war.
• D) Leaders blame political opponents for the domestic unpopularity of wars like Vietnam.

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