Sacco and Vanzetti

Which time period did the Sacco and Vanzetti arrest and trial take place in?

• Great Depression

• Gilded Age

• First Red Scare

• Civil Rights Movement

What was Sacco's career?

• skilled shoe craftsman

• fishmonger

• milkman

• lawyer

What was Vanzetti's career?

• skilled shoe craftsman

• fishmonger

• milkman

• lawyer

Which area did Sacco come from?

• Southern Italy

• Northern Italy

• Spain

• Portugal

Which area did Vanzetti come from?

• Southern Italy

• Northern Italy

• Spain

• Portugal

What crime were S and V officially charged with?

• tax evasion

• treason

• murder (and theft)

• trespassing

Only a few weeks before the S & V arrest, which US Attorney General conducted raids across the nation in an effort to seek out communists and anarchists?

• Woodrow Wilson

• A. Mitchell Palmer

• J. Edgar Hoover

• Albert Fall

What kind of weapon was found on Sacco's person when he was arrested?

• Colt .32

• Knives

• Harrington/Richardson .38

• .22 shotgun

What kind of weapon was found on Vanzetti's person when he was arrested?

• Colt .32

• Knives

• Harrington/Richardson .38

• .22 shotgun

Sacco and Vanzetti lied to the police, when they were arrested, about their anarchist political beliefs.

• True

• False