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The Roaring Twenties: Fear, Unrest, and the Struggle for Justice (1919-1920)

Explore the tumultuous period of the Roaring Twenties, marked by economic depression after World War I, the challenges of industry reconversion, and rampant inflation. This chapter delves into the Boston Police Strike, which witnessed Governor Coolidge's decisive action, and the Red Scare ignited by the Russian Revolution and rising labor unrest. It highlights the Palmer Raids and the mass arrests of radicals. The chapter also examines the infamous Sacco and Vanzetti case, where two Italian anarchists faced a biased judicial system, leading to their controversial execution, stirring protests worldwide.

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The Roaring Twenties: Fear, Unrest, and the Struggle for Justice (1919-1920)

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  1. Chapter 20The Roaring Twenties

  2. In the Shadow of War 1919 - 1920 • Economic depression followed war. • Loss of foreign markets = Jobs cut • Industry slow to reconvert to peacetime • Inflation • Strikes = ANTI-UNION SENTIMENT • Boston Police Strike: Governor Coolidge fires officers & brings in National Guard

  3. The Red Scare, 1919 - 20 Period of widespread fear of Radicals. Causes • Russian Revolution of 1917 • Left wing activism worldwide • Labor Unrest & Terrorist attacks here

  4. The Palmer Raids • Attorney General, A. Mitchell Palmer, is convinced of a communist plot against USA. • 10,000 radicals arrested, many deported • Violated civil rights

  5. Sacco and Vanzetti Case 1920-27 • 2 Italian Anarchists are accused of robbery & murder in Braintree, MA • The Judge & Jury convicted them mainly because of their political views • They were sentenced to death

  6. The men appealed the case in a higher court to no avail. • Leftists held rallies worldwide to protest the sentence. • The men were executed in 1927.

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