Presidency, Changes, Laws, Successes, Events| First Red Scare [1919-1920] Flashcards
what was it, what impact did it have on Americans? Perhaps talk about the Second Red Scare.
What year was the First Red Scare?
Hint: Treaty of Versailles.
1919-1920.
What month was the First Red Scare?
February.
What did the Mayor of Seattle say he would use city police force and federal troops, if neccesary, to do?
what strike was it?
ahoy!
Break shipyard strike.
How many bombs were addressed toward the public officials and several cities?
36.
In 1919, how many strikes were there?
more than 1,000.
3,600.
How many people were involved in strikes?
millions…
4 Million.
There was a Rise in C_________.
What did people accuse eachother of being invloved with?
Communism.
What was the Ku Klux Klan [KKK] and what was their aim?
Racist group directed to those “un-American”.
What did Herbert Hoover say about what the laissez-faire policy meant for people to do?
think about self-consciousness.
Take responsiblity for themselves.
What were most Americans worried about due to the laissez-faire policy?
how did they feel, what did doubt?
Doubted their self reliance and they were weakened by the goverment ‘support’.
Some of the actions of Republican success was self-determination, laissez-faire and capitalism.
What else was there?
Think about what they produced, think about automotives.
Production of cars-4.8M.
85% of automotives.
High culture flourished.
What was the dollar [$] to Americans and what important facotr is it of?
Currency, trade.
What phrase was associatied with the American “standard of living”?
American Dream.
Who stated that..
“The chief of business on American people is business.”
Coolidge.
Which President advocated for a change back into normalcy?
1921 policy, replaced Wilson.
President Harding.
What was the inital trigger for rugged indidvualism?
Great Depression.
What are tariffs?
Keywords: taxes, production.
Taxes put on consumer goods.
What were some of the things that showed that Republicans were successful?
economically, socially.
what did they give to the pupils overall.
Less taxation, American involvement in foreign affairs, failure of Democrats.
What major event in 1919 marked a period of fear and suspicion in the United States regarding communism?
The First Red Scare
True or False: The First Red Scare was primarily a response to labor strikes and the Bolshevik Revolution.
True
Fill in the blank: The _____ Act of 1918 aimed to suppress dissent and limit free speech during the First Red Scare.
the fancy word that sounds like french for snail.
Espionage
Which U.S. President was in office during the First Red Scare?
Woodrow Wilson
What was the main goal of the Palmer Raids conducted in 1919?
think about govt. and what the people wanted.
what did they want to get rid of?
To arrest and deport radical leftists and anarchists.
Multiple Choice: Which of the following was a direct consequence of the First Red Scare?
A) Expansion of civil liberties.
B) Increased government surveillance .
C) Decrease in immigration.
B) Increased government surveillance
What was the name of the organization that conducted the Palmer Raids?
The Bureau of Investigation, which later became the FBI.
True or False: The First Red Scare led to the establishment of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU).
True
Short Answer: What was one of the major social impacts of the First Red Scare on American society?
Increased xenophobia and suspicion towards immigrants.
Fill in the blank: The First Red Scare contributed to the passage of the _____ Act in 1920, which restricted immigration.
Emergency Quota
