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Palmer Raids 1919-1920

Palmer Raids 1919-1920. Attempts to arrest and deport Led by General A. Mitchell Palmer. Alexander Mitchell Palmer 1872-1936. Supporter of the Democratic Party. Worked in the House of Representatives with Woodrow Wilson Appointed attorney general in 1919.

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Palmer Raids 1919-1920

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  1. Palmer Raids 1919-1920 • Attempts to arrest and deport • Led by General A. Mitchell Palmer

  2. Alexander Mitchell Palmer 1872-1936 • Supporter of the Democratic Party. • Worked in the House of Representatives with Woodrow Wilson • Appointed attorney general in 1919

  3. President Wilson focused on WW1 peace treaty so problems fell to Palmer, the Attorney General. • Wilson warned "hyphenated Americans [who] have poured the poison of disloyalty into the very arteries of our national life. Such creatures of passion, disloyalty and anarchy must be crushed out." • With this power, he created the GID ( General Intelligence Division) • Targeted socialists and people with radical beliefs.

  4. International Workers of the World (IWW) • Founded in 1905 • Radical organization also known as the Wobblies • Believed hat there needed to be changes to American capitalism in order to improve oppressive conditions that workers faced. • They were against the war • Avoided draft • Took money from German agents • Held strikes

  5. The Raids. • November 7th 1919. • Anniversary of Russian Revolution • 10,000 suspected communists were arrested. • 247 deported to Russian • Many held without trial • January 1920 • 6,000 arrested • Held without trial • Many were members of the Industrial Workers of the world • Palmer announced that there would be a revolt on May 1st, 1920 • This caused mass panic. • Five socialists were expelled from the legislature in New York.

  6. 1.During what year did the Palmer Raids start? A. 1819 B. 1919 C. 1929 D. 2019 2.Who was A. Mitchell Palmer? A. Leader of the Bureau of Investigation. B. President of The United States C. Russian Anarchist D. Attorney General 3. What was the phrase used to describe America's fear of radicals after WWI? A. The Palmer raids B. Shell Shock C. The Red Scare D. The Soviet Ark 4. What was the nickname for the International Workers of the World? A. I.W.O.W. B. Reds C. I.W.W. D. Wobblies 5. What was the nickname of the ship that transported 249 deportees from the New York Harbor? A. Old Faithful B. The Soviet Ark C. Palmer's Ferry D. The Red Scare

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