Postwar Troubles: Demobilization, the Red Scare, Sacco and Vanzetti
What was the "Red Scare" of 1919-1920
A period of anticommunist hysteria
Why did many Americans blame this group for the problems in labor
Americans thought that they might be spreading communist ideas
What events caused Palmer to launch the "Palmer Raids" in November 1919
An Italian anarchist bombed his house
What crime were Sacco and Vanzetti accused of
Being communists
What effect did the trial's verdict have on public opinion
People marched in protests to plea for a new trial. They did not agree with the verdict. And saw that they were unjustly tried. Which caused a divide in the American nation because other Americans agreed with the court system and believed that they should be killed because of their radical views.
Who was A. Mitchell Palmer
He was the attorney General
What group did many Americans blame for the strikes and other labor problems
Immigrants
For the most part, what kinds of people were arrested in the Palmer Raids, and why is this significant
Immigrants, Americans saw them as a threat for leading another Bolshevik revolution in America
Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti were immigrants from
Italy
What were the main causes of the strikes of 1919
Low wages and bad working conditions
What were some of the economic outcomes of demobilization
Lower wages, Rising unemployment, labor strikes
What were some of the effects of the Red Scare? How did it affect American society?
The Red scare caused increased suspicion of immigrants on the part of some Americans. It also led to greater discrimination against them, and in some cases persecution. It also led to new immigration laws that set tight restrictions on the number of immigrants allowed into the country from certain parts of Europe
What fear was at the core of the Red Scare
The fear that a Bolshevik revolution would erupt in America
What were the main causes of the Red Scare
The labor strike
What happened in their trial
The men were found guilty because of their radical point of views and their avoidance of the military draft. They were both sentenced to death even though they did not commit the crime. Thayer even admitted that Vanzetti might not have been guilty of the robbery and murder, but declared that he was a threat, therefore guilty, because of his political views. Sacco and Vanzetti were executed.
What kinds of political views did Sacco and Vanzetti have
They were archaists
How did the political climate of the Red Scare influence the results of the Sacco and Vanzetti trial
They were convicted because of the fact that they are immigrants and anarchists.
What is demobilization
Transition from war-time to peace-time production levels