The Red Scare…. It’s not red but it’s scary!
Irrational fears
During WWI how did Americans display
their hatred for Germany?
As a result, Americans looked towards celebrating all things that were
American and looking down on things/people that WERE NOT 100% American
Across the very large pond… In
Russia…. The Bolsheviks led by V.I.Lenin
gained control of Russia and established
government policy of communism
Irrational fears
Communism = no
economic classes (no super
rich, super poor), everyone
is equal
• No private property (no
STL Bread Co , no Ted
Drewes), government owns
all businesses
• Everyone in country
shares all goods and
wealth – divide everything
equally!
A new enemy…
Russia becomes Soviet Union under Lenin and they want to overthrow
all capitalist systems Scares U.S. because
Lenin believed all communist workers would eventually inspire capitalist
workers around globe to rise up and overthrow current government
Following WW1 Germany is defeated, who will America shift their new
hatred towards?
Communist parties began to spring up in the U.S. promoting violent
overthrow of government
Mitchell Palmer, U.S. AG, worked to deport aliens across the country
(citizens of other countries living here…
1919 ship set said from U.S. with 250 undesirable aliens returning to
their country nicknamed the Soviet Ark
I believe we should place them all in ships of stone, with sails of lead.
Not just against communists… but anything seen as AntiAntiAmerican
Remember Nativists?
1921 gov. passed law said only certain number of immigrants could
enter U.S. – goal is to what?
Leads us up to… the
Sacco and Vanzetti
trial!!!!
trial!!!!
2 Italian immigrants
put on trial… evidence
skimpy but….
KKKrevival…
Weren’tpickywhotheytargeted…
blacks,Jews,Catholics,radicals….
“Nativewhite,Protestant
supremacy”wasslogan– moved
outoftheSouthintoentireU.S.!
1925KKKatitspeak,influencedstate
governmentsacrosscountry
“IfsomebodyisaJew,Ican’thelpitanymorethanhecan.Or,ifhehappenstobe
black,Ican’thelpthateither.Ifhewerebornundersomeforeignflag,Icouldn’t
helpit,andifhewantstogoclearbacktoItalyforhisreligionandhispolitics,I
cannothinderhim;butthereisonethingIcando.Icanobjecttohisun-American
propagandabeingpreachedinmyhomeorpracticedinthesolemnassemblyofreal
Americans.”--- Rev.CalebRidley,1921
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rkNLZWYBsnA - radio
http://www.encyclomedia.com/video-_commercial_radio.html - radio
http://www.zuguide.com/index.php#Sacco-and-Vanzetti
http://ahivfree.alexanderstreet.com/View/500011 - 1:45
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C3SuTTcj2u8
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DdstXviXwYA