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The Red Scare of the 1920s: Communism and Controversy in America

Explore the tumultuous period of the 1920s characterized by the rise of communism, Lenin's Bolsheviks in Russia, and the subsequent Red Scare in America. Uncover the intense fear of communism, government crackdowns, anarchist plots, Palmer Raids, and Sacco and Vanzetti's controversial trial. Discover how these events shaped the political landscape and immigrant experiences during this era.

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The Red Scare of the 1920s: Communism and Controversy in America

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  1. Conflict in the 1920s

  2. Communism • Revolution leads Lenin and Bolsheviks to control Russia • Communist ideals include: • Govt owned land • Single party • No individual rights • Stir up communism elsewhere

  3. Red Scare in America • Intense fear of communists in America • US government began a campaign to root out groups seen as “clear and present danger”

  4. Next day

  5. Anarchists- oppose all government (many were immigrants) • Plot to bomb 36 figures/houses uncovered by police (by suspected radicals) • JP Morgan, Rockerfeller, AG Mitchell • Palmer Raids (AG Mitchell Palmer)- arrest subversives

  6. Bombing of Palmer’s house!

  7. Thousands arrested; many were immigrants • 500+ deported without being charged • Public officials expelled!! (New York communists)

  8. Bomb-erang (anarchists????)

  9. Sacco and Vanzetti • April, 1920 a paymaster at a shoe factory was robbed and killed • Italian immigrants (Bartolomeo Vanzetti and Nicola Sacco) arrested- carrying same gun used in crime • Found guilty despite no real evidence-executed in 1927 • Trial seen as unfair (read 343)

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