The Red Scare 1920s

Who were the most famous victims of the Red Scare?

> 2 Italian immigrant anarchists ---> Sacco ---> Vanzetti

Why did the Red Scare get worse?

> Because prominent politicians were receiving bombs in their mail > Also, General Palmer's house in Washington was blown up

Why were Americans worried about immigrants?

> Because they thought that they would bring socialist ideas with them (about communism)

What did General Palmer do?

> He rounded up thousands of suspected socialists and deported those that were recent immigrants

What was the Red Scare?

> In 1916 Russia was taken over by communists > People in America feared that communism was going to take over the world

What happened during 1919?

> The strikes demonstrated that there were already communist agitators already at work in the USA