Questions
What was the Red Scare?:
The big "red scare" of 1919-1920 resulted in a nationwide crusade against left-wingers whose Americanism was suspect. It America's fear of Russia and the growing of communism.
What was the American reaction to the Red Scare?:
Attorney General A. Mitchell Palmer Used series of raids to round up and arrest about 6,000 suspected Communists. The Red Scare cut back free speech for a while because the hysteria caused many people to want wander rid of any Communists and their ideas. Some states made it illegal to even support the violent overthrow of government for social change.
What did the Sacco and Venzetti Case show about America?:
Nicolas Sacco, a shoe factory worker, and Venzetti, a fish peddler, were convicted in 1921 of the murder if a Massachusetts paymaster and his guard. The jury and judge were prejudiced in some degree against the defendants because they were atheists, Italian, anarchists, and draft dodgers. Liberals and radicals rallied to the defense of the two aliens who were doomed to die. Later, these men were electrocuted. This showed the Americans that the evidence against the accused, though damaging, betrayed serious weaknesses. If the trial was held in a different atmosphere, they would have probably only been on a prison term.
What were the social reactions to the fear of Immigrants in American society?:
The Klu Klux Klan was formed and they were anti-foreign, anti lack, anti Catholic, anti Jewish and everything else except it was pro Anglo-Saxon, Native American, and Protestant. It showed prejudice and anti- foreign-ism.
The big "red scare" of 1919-1920 resulted in a nationwide crusade against left-wingers whose Americanism was suspect. It America's fear of Russia and the growing of communism.
What was the American reaction to the Red Scare?:
Attorney General A. Mitchell Palmer Used series of raids to round up and arrest about 6,000 suspected Communists. The Red Scare cut back free speech for a while because the hysteria caused many people to want wander rid of any Communists and their ideas. Some states made it illegal to even support the violent overthrow of government for social change.
What did the Sacco and Venzetti Case show about America?:
Nicolas Sacco, a shoe factory worker, and Venzetti, a fish peddler, were convicted in 1921 of the murder if a Massachusetts paymaster and his guard. The jury and judge were prejudiced in some degree against the defendants because they were atheists, Italian, anarchists, and draft dodgers. Liberals and radicals rallied to the defense of the two aliens who were doomed to die. Later, these men were electrocuted. This showed the Americans that the evidence against the accused, though damaging, betrayed serious weaknesses. If the trial was held in a different atmosphere, they would have probably only been on a prison term.
What were the social reactions to the fear of Immigrants in American society?:
The Klu Klux Klan was formed and they were anti-foreign, anti lack, anti Catholic, anti Jewish and everything else except it was pro Anglo-Saxon, Native American, and Protestant. It showed prejudice and anti- foreign-ism.