RED SCARE and RACE RIOTS (1919-1920)
CAUSES OF THE RED SCARE
Russian Revolution
Russian Revolutions of
1917, two revolutions
that occurred in Russia
in 1917. The first
revolution, in February,
overthrew the Russian
monarchy. The second
revolution, in October,
created the world’s first
Communist state.
It was led by a group of
revolutionary socialists
called Bolsheviks. The
Bolsheviks hoped that
their revolution would
result in more
fundamental changes in
Russian society and also
inspire the working
people of other
countries to carry out
socialist revolutions.
Lenin became the
communist leader of the
Soviet Union
Creation of Communist
International –
coordinating communist
parties in other
countries
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Strikes
Seattle docks
were idled by a
strike in January
and U.S. Marines
were sent in
response to a plea
from the mayor.
Boston was
briefly paralyzed
by a police strike
in September;
looting and theft
were rampant.
Steelworkers
seeking an eighthour day struck in
the fall, slowing
the return of the
nation’s economy
to normal
peacetime
functioning.
In November, a
labor organizer
for the Industrial
Workers of the
World (I.W.W.)
was seized by
citizens of
Centralia,
Washington,
castrated and
hanged.
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Bombings
All of the
following cities
had bombings
that exploded
within 30 seconds
of one another (a
terrorist plot)
Boston, Newton,
Paterson, New York,
East Orange,
Philadelphia, Pittsburgh
and Washington, D.C.
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38 mail bombs
discovered
•
Italian anarchist
suicide bomber
exploded himself
outside of A.
Mitchell
Palmer’s(attorney
general) house
Race Riots
• Caused by Great
Migration and
return of U.S.
men that fought
in WW 1
•
Race riots in
several dozen
cities led to the
deaths and injury
of hundreds
during the
summer.
•
“Red Summer”
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Cities with race
riots (Longview,
TX, Washington
D.C., Chicago)
Summarize what the Red Scare was…based on the causes provided above
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COMMUNISM
1. A theoretical economic
system characterized by
the collective ownership of
property and by the
organization of labor for
the common advantage of
all members.
2. Communism
a. A system of
government in
which the state
plans and controls
the economy and a
single, often
authoritarian party
holds power,
claiming to make
progress toward a
higher social order
in which all goods
are equally shared
by the people.
b. The MarxistLeninist version of
Communist
doctrine that
advocates the
overthrow of
capitalism by the
revolution of the
proletariat.
DRAW A PICTURE
REPRESENTING
GOVERNMENT TYPE
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TYPES OF GOVERNMENT
SOCIALISM
1. Any of various theories or
systems of social
organization in which the
means of producing and
distributing goods is
owned collectively or by a
centralized government
that often plans and
controls the economy.
2. The stage in MarxistLeninist theory
intermediate between
capitalism and
communism, in which
collective ownership of the
economy under the
dictatorship of the
proletariat has not yet been
successfully achieved.
DRAW A PICTURE
REPRESENTING
GOVERNMENT TYPE
ANARCHY
1. Absence of any form of
political authority.
2. Political disorder and
confusion.
3. Absence of any cohesive
principle, such as a
common standard or
purpose.
DRAW A PICTURE
REPRESENTING
GOVERNMENT TYPE
RESPONSE TO THE THREAT OF COMMUNISM, SOCIALISM AND ANARCHY
Whose house was bombed that started the 1st Red
Scare’s Palmer Raids? _______________________
Justice Department Division created to investigate
suspicious people living in America?
_______________________________
Head of the new special division? ______________
Who do you think they investigated?
Picture
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Palmer Raids: (November 1919 and January 1920)
1. Raid homes and offices without warrant
2. Deportations
3. Jailed without evidence or attorney
4. Never granted a court hearing
1. Categorize the picture as either Communist,
Socialist, or Anarchist
2. Categorize the picture as fitting into one of
the major causes of the Red Scare
3. Explain the main purpose of the picture
WellsAmy
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WellsAmy
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As a result of the Red Scare, what do you think was
a consequence concerning immigration to the United
States?
What areas of the world do you think America tried
to restrict immigration from…?
How do you think America justifies restricting
immigration based on this cartoon?
1.
What caused the 1st Red Scare?
2.
What is the difference between communism, socialism, and anarchy?
3. How did America respond to the fear of communism, socialism, and anarchy in the U.S.?
4. Did the Department of Justice appropriate to protect Americans or was it inexcusable because it violated
certain Civil Liberties guaranteed in the Constitution?
WellsAmy
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