Palmer Raids

What were the Palmer Raids and what was their purpose?

• A series of public awareness campaigns about the dangers of communism

• Raids conducted to find and deport immigrant criminals

• Law enforcement efforts to suppress and arrest anarchists and communists

• Investigations into corporate malfeasance

What was the outcome of the Palmer Raids for those arrested?

• Most were found guilty of crimes and sentenced to prison

• Many were deported without trial

• Most were acquitted and released

• They were given government positions

Why did the United States start to worry about these groups in 1919?

• Because of their popularity in elections

• Due to a series of labor strikes and bombings

• They had no impact on the United States

• Because of their support for the war effort

Describe the events that led to the increase in fear of communists in America.

• The success of the Russian Revolution

• The booming post-war economy

• Labor strikes, bombings, and the spread of communist ideas

• The signing of peace treaties ending World War I

What did Palmer claim would happen on May 1, 1920?

• a capitalist revolution

• an anarchist revolution

• a communist revolution

Mitchell Palmer

• Yes

• No

What were the Palmer Raids?

• Raids used to find british anarchist

• Raids intended to find leftist, anarchist agitators for deportation

• Raids used to conduct secret missions

• Raids intended to find right-wing anarchists for deportation

Why did American public opinion turn against A. Mitchell Palmer, the Attorney General behind the Palmer Raids?

• Radical violence was still happening

• Innocent American citizens were detained and deported

• Communists were elected to Congress

• He did not deport enough radical agitators

Organize these options into the right categories

Groups:

(a) Eugenics

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(b) Social Darwinism

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(c) Nativism

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(d) Red Scare

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• Led to Palmer Raids

• Fear of the spread of communism

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• Fear of immigrants taking jobs from soldiers

• Led to restricting immigration

• Survival of the fittest

• Used to justify economic and social divisions

What was the main goal of the Palmer Raids?

• To promote communism in the United States

• To suppress and arrest anarchists and communists

• To support labor unions

• To encourage immigration