Palmer Raids – Flashcards
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Alexander Mitchel Palmer lived from
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1872-1936
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Early life was considered
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Failry liberal
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Palmer supported ________ and _________
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Womens suffrage, workers union
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Palmer supported ________ and _________
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Womens suffrage, workers union
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The Red Scare is the
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First of 2
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The second Red scare is known as _________
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McCarthyism
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The Communist Revolution took place in
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1917
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Americas first reaction was largely _________
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positive
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The oppressed and miserable people of Russia had
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Freed themselves from dictatorship
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We soon became fearful because
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Russians were discussing worldwide revolution.
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Most Americans did not want _________ in the U.S.
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communism
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By _______ there was a small communist party in the U.S.
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1919
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A. Mitchell Palmer was wilsons ________ during ________.
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Attorney General, Circa 1919
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The Red Scare pushed Palmer to
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adopt a very harsh line against Reds/ Anarchists
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The Case against the reds took place in ________
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1920
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Palmer put J.Edgar Hooverin charge of the ________ branch of the justice Dept.
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Anti-Radical
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what did the anti-radical dept. evolve to?
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FBI
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Hoover coined the Phrase ___________
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Red Menace
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The Espionage act passed in_______ and _____________
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1917, jailed those who spoke against war
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The Sedition Act passed in ______ and ___________
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1918, restricted negative speech about our government, even harsher than espionage act
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These new laws made palmers actions _________
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legal
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From _____ to ______, _______, Roughly _____ dozen bombs were mailed or panted in the U.S.
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April, June, 1919, 3
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Some People believed Palmer did what he did because he __________
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wanted to run for president.
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On _______________ the bombers hit palmers home.
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June 2, 1919
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Palmer went after _______,_________,_________ and _________
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anarchists, reds,socialists, anyone who spoke of supporting them
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Palmers organization conducted raids in _______ U.S. cities
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30
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Property was often ______ and _____. Often, they didnt even have _________.
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smashed, destroyed, warrants
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5000 mostly innocent people were ______ and denied access to a __________
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imprisoned, lawyer
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Emma Goldman (a feminist) and 248 others were
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Deported to Buford
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Define anarchist
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People who opposed any and all forms of government
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Today anarchists are still considered
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unrealistic wackos
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Emma Goldman lived from ____-____
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1869-1940
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J. Edgar Hoover reffered to goldman as
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one of the most dangerous women in America
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Emma Golden was
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Imprisoned for 2 years for fighting conscription, then exiled to soviet union
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Gladstone said
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Justice Delayed is Justice denied
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Emma golden was rejected by the __________
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Soviet Union
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Circa 1919
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70,000 members. Less than 1/10 of 1% of the country
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circa 1937
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90,0000
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Circa 1996
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1000- 3000
CPUSA claims 20,000-30,000
CPUSA claims 20,000-30,000
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Anarchy in modern times is________. There are a few ______
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dying out, Magazines and small groups
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The _________ still exists without the funding of the USSR
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CPUSA
