THE ROARING 20S 1920 1929
AMERICAN ECONOMY IN THE 1920S
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Question
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He encouraged the illegal torture of arrested radicals.
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He promoted a negative view of radicals to the public.
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He advocated violent action against radical supporters.
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He arrested many suspected radicals with little or no cause.
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Detailed explanation-1: -The raids were direct violations of First Amendment rights to freedom of speech and freedom of press. The raids also violated the due process clause of the Fifth Amendment, as many individuals were arrested and detained without warrants.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Palmer Raids were a series of raids conducted in November 1919 and January 1920 by the United States Department of Justice under the administration of President Woodrow Wilson to capture and arrest suspected socialists, especially anarchists and communists, and deport them from the United States.
Detailed explanation-3: -In November 1919 and January 1920, in what notoriously became known as the “Palmer Raids, ” Attorney General Mitchell Palmer began rounding up and deporting so-called radicals. Thousands of people were arrested without warrants and without regard to constitutional protections against unlawful search and seizure.
Detailed explanation-4: -What was the main reason Americans were upset by the Palmer Raids of 1919 and 1920? The raids ignored people’s civil liberties.