Unit 5: Concept Checkpoint #6 (First Red Scare)

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What is nativism?

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Favoring the interests of native-born people over foreign-born people

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What was the First Red Scare?

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A period of intense anti-communist feelings in the United States after World War I

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Who were the Bolsheviks?

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Communist group that came to power in Russia

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Which event contributed to the start of the First Red Scare? Options: Russian Revolution of 1917 where the Bolsheviks came to power, World War II & Hitler's demise, French Revolution & the rise of Napoleon, American Civil War

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Russian Revolution of 1917 where the Bolsheviks came to power

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What were the main causes of the First Red Scare?

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Fear of communism, labor strikes, and anarchist violence

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What was the effect of the First Red Scare on civil liberties (freedoms) in the US? (Think about the Palmer Raids)

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It led to a violation of civil liberties, including the arrest and deportation of suspected communists without warrants or trial.

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What were the Palmer Raids?

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Raids to capture and arrest suspected communists in the United States during the First Red Scare.

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How did nativism contribute to the First Red Scare?

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Fueling anti-immigrant sentiment and xenophobia (dislike of people from other countries)