Post-War Fear:
The First Red Scare
Mr. Bach
Hudson High School
Accelerated U.S. History
Russian Revolution - 1917
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Bolsheviks, led by
Lenin, seize control
of Russia and
establish the
Soviet Union.
Red Scare – panic
over the spread of
communism
sweeps through
the U.S.
Communism
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No private property
Equal distribution
of wealth
Government
control of industry
No religion, no
borders.
World-wide
revolution.
Palmer Raids
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A. Mitchell
Palmer (Attorney
General) rounds
up suspected
communists and
deports them
from the
country.
Labor Problems
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Labor strikes
fuel a fear of
communism
and a hatred
of foreigners.
Nativism – The Birth of a Nation
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Ku Klux Klan reemerges as the
nativist
movement
achieves power.
Immigration is
restricted.
Sacco and
Vanzetti Trial