Palmer Raids
What caused the Palmer Raids?
Youtube: Attorney General Mitchell Palmer and the Prosecution of
Communism. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_nOzlo8gSlQ
Left-Side
“Palmer Raids”
• Answer the following questions on Left-Side:
1. What is Communism?
2. What is Socialism?
3. Why does the United States have a long history
of opposition to Socialist ideas?
4. Why was Socialism increasing in America during
the early 1900s?
Left-Side
“Palmer Raids”
1. Fill-in the “Palmer Raids” document handout and
attach to left-side.
2. Collaboration – (same groups from Postwar
activity) as a group come to a consensus regarding
the arrests.
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Share out.
3. Individually – answer the “Take-A-Stand” question.
You can agree or disagree with your group, but
support your opinion with evidence from the
documents.
Left-Side
“Palmer Raids”
4. Take-A-Stand:
a)
What caused the Palmer Raids and
why did the nation allow the raids
to take place? (use evidence from
documents)
b)
Whose argument do you agree
with, why?
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Was Palmer justified in his actions?
Was Goldman unjustly deported?