Immigration (The Red Scare) Flashcards
What was the red scare?
The fear that immigration was spreading communist ideas
Why was there an increasing fear of communism in 1920s America?
Russia had become communist after the Russian revolution of 1917. ( a big proportion of immigrants were Russian)
Who were anarchists and what did they do?
Anarchists believe in not having a leader, they distributed pamphlets promoting overthrowing the government
What happened in 1919?
A bomb was planted in a church in Milwaukee and killed 10 people
What happened in June 1919, to do with Palmer?
A bomb went off, that killed his wife and children, and almost him
What was the government’s reaction, regarding the Palmer raids?
J. Edgar Hoover was appointed by Palmer to look into communism through immigration. He built up 60,000 files on suspects, even though only 556 of them had facts and proof.
How many people were informed that they had to be deported in 1919-20?
10,000
How many immigrants were arrested?
2,000
What was life like for immigrants when they moved to American?
They didn’t get a share of the economic boom. They had bad jobs and lived in a poor area segregated from Americans.
What does WASP stand for?
White Anglo Saxon Protestants
What was introduced in 1917 to slow down immigration?
A literacy test
How many immigrants were allowed into America, starting in 1929?
150,000 per year
What happened to immigration from south east Europe and Asia in 1930?
It had stopped
When was the literacy test introduced?
1917
When did Palmer’s house get bombed?
June 1919
