The Red Scare

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What was the Red Scare?

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A period of anticommunist hysteria during 1919 and 1920

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What event in Russia heightened fears of communism in the US?

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The 1917 revolution resulting in a communist government

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Who established the Communist International in 1919?

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Vladimir Lenin

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What was the main goal of the Communist International?

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To encourage a worldwide communist revolution

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Who formed the Socialist Party in the US in 1901?

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Eugene Debs

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How did Eugene Debs' Socialist Party propose to achieve socialism?

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By democratic means

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What was a common misconception among many Americans regarding socialists and communists in 1919?

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That all radicals and labor activists were Bolshevik agents

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What event in 1919 intensified the Red Scare hysteria? Options: The election of a socialist president, The discovery of 36 bombs in the mail, The signing of the Treaty of Versailles, The stock market crash

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The discovery of 36 bombs in the mail

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Who was placed in charge of gathering information on radical activities by Attorney General Palmer?

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J. Edgar Hoover

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What was the outcome of the Palmer raids?

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The arrest of thousands of suspected radicals