The First Red Scare, 1919-20 Flashcards
For how long did Russia experience revolutions?
1905 to 1917
How was the monarchy toppled?
Replaced by a communist government
When was the monarchy toppled?
1917
What did communism encourage?
Worldwide revolution by the workers against their capitalist masters
Why were people in the capitalist USA very disturbed?
Workers went on strike in large numbers
What did people do post-war?
Gone on strike
Why did people strike post-war?
Their conditions had not improved
During War, what were the working conditions like?
Poor wages, working conditions and long hours
What communist parties were formed?
The Communist Party of America
Communist Labor Party of America
Define Anarchist
A persons belief of overthrowing the governments
What did Anarchists distribute?
Pamphlets in many cities, urging revolution
In 1919, how many strikes were there?
More than 3.6K
What happened on the 21st January 1919?
35K shipyard workers went on strike in Seattle
What was the result of Seattle strikes?
Rumours of a communist revolution spread
= Became national news
What did communism fear lead to?
People accusing others
What was ‘Red Hunting’?
Hunting those speculated to be communist or have left-wing views
What did businesses do?
Sack suspected employees
Who did people begin to suspect?
Their neighbours
People began to worry about being suspected of communism
How was the restriction of free speech shown?
Left-wing opinions = considerable violence
Who did the Ku Klux Klan target?
Groups they considered ‘Un-American’
What failed to occur?
Attorney General Palmer’s prediction of a ‘Red revolution’ on May 1st 1920
What was the impact of a ‘Red revolution’ failing to occur?
The gov, media, people began to react to communism in a more balanced way
What never went away?
That anti-communist feeling
