Immigration And The Red Scare Flashcards
What phrase summarises immigrants chances in the work-place?
Last hired, first fired
What did America introduce and when to control immigration?
In 1920, America limited immigration to 320,000 per year
What was the primary cause of tension in terms of immigration?
There were too many people for the jobs available - people felt immigrants were ‘taking their jobs’
What lead to the raid of suspected communists?
The Attorney general, Mitchell Palmer’s house was bombed - this lead to him initiating what became known as Palmer raids
How many suspected communists were arrested and how many were deported?
4,000 arrested, 560 deported
How much was immigration restricted to the next time?
150,000 a year
Summarise the case of Sacco and Vanzetti
2 Italien immigrants were accused of murdering 2 workers at a shoe factory. Judge Webster Thayer was carried away by the fear of communism. The jury made a verdict within 1 day of the 7 week trial ending. In 1925 a prisoner on death row confessed to the crime but they were still put to death in 1927
