Palmer Raids
What caused the Palmer Raids?
Youtube: Attorney General Mitchell Palmer and the Prosecution of
Communism. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_nOzlo8gSlQ
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1. Read Document A:
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Arguments - What
arguments does Palmer
make and how does he
support these claims?
2. Read Document B:
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Arguments/Fears - What
arguments and fears does
Palmer express?
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3. Read Document C:
a) Purpose - Why did
J.Edgar Hoover send this
memo?
b) Problem - Why was
Hoover having issues
with the Dept. of Labor?
c) Description - How does
Hoover describe
Goldman and Berkman?
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4. Read Document D:
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Arguments - What
arguments does
Goldman make and
how does she support
these claims?
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5. Take-A-Stand:
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Were the Palmer Raids justified?
Support.
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Use document evidence.