The Red Scare

What was the Red Scare?

• A financial crisis in the US

• A military operation

• A celebration of communist ideologies

• A period of anticommunist hysteria during 1919 and 1920

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

• The establishment of a monarchy

• The signing of a peace treaty with Germany

• Russia's participation in World War I

• The 1917 revolution resulting in a communist government

Who established the Communist International in 1919?

• Vladimir Lenin

• Karl Marx

• Joseph Stalin

• Leon Trotsky

What was the main goal of the Communist International?

• To encourage a worldwide communist revolution

• To provide humanitarian aid

• To establish trade agreements

• To promote peace worldwide

Who formed the Socialist Party in the US in 1901?

• Joseph Stalin

• Karl Marx

• Eugene Debs

• Vladimir Lenin

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

• Through economic sanctions

• By establishing a monarchy

• By democratic means

• Through violent revolution

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

• That they supported capitalism

• That they were all pacifists

• That all radicals and labor activists were Bolshevik agents

• That they were primarily wealthy industrialists

What event in 1919 intensified the Red Scare hysteria?

• 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

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

• J. Edgar Hoover

• Harry S. Truman

• Albert Einstein

• Franklin D. Roosevelt

What was the outcome of the Palmer raids?

• The impeachment of the President

• The establishment of the FBI

• The end of the Red Scare

• The arrest of thousands of suspected radicals