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Decline of Red Scare

& Palmer Scares

May Day 1920

Economic Prosperity

Caryn Childers

6th Period

In Context...

Response

3rd Raid January 2, 1920:

General Intelligence Division of the FBI

Largest of all Palmer Raids

Thousands arrested in

more than 30 cities

Conducts 3 raids to sniff out anarchists, communists, and radical leftists

1st & 2nd Raids

Union of Russian Workers

More than two hundred arrested

Discovery of bomb factory

Palmer Raids

USS Buford

"Soviet Ark"

December 21, 1919

1st Bombing: April 1919

36 targets

Bolshevik Conspiracy

Mail Bombings

Alexander Mitchell Palmer

1917: Russia becomes Communist

1918: WWI ends. Western powers try to help Russia

Communist "Reds" vs "White" Armies

Blows up Attorney General's house

8 Targets

2nd Bombing June 1919:

Red Scare

It was the first

Communist overthrow of any government

Why Did It Scare Americans So Much?

America's reaction to the Red Menace

Lasted from 1917 (the fall of Russian Democracy) - 1920 (end of Palmer Raids)

Turned government against labor unions and strikes

Strikes

More than 3,300 strikes occurred

Most notable:

Seattle General Strike

Boston Police Strike

Disclaimer:

The propaganda in this presentation is most likely from the Cold War Red Scare than the 20s Red Scare. While many people did fear the spread of Communism in 1920, the government stressed the 1940's Red Scare more than the 1920's Red Scare as did the public.

The Red Scare & Palmer Raids (1919-1920)

Sources

  • http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/440201/Palmer-Raids
  • http://www.ushistory.org/us/47a.asp
  • http://www.u-s-history.com/pages/h1343.html
  • https://www.boundless.com/u-s-history/textbooks/boundless-u-s-history-textbook/world-war-i-1914-1919-23/the-transition-to-peace-1919-21-184/red-scare-1005-8753/
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