USA HISTORY

THE ROARING 20S 1920 1929

AMERICAN POLITICS IN THE 1920S

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Mitchell Palmer believed that he needed to protect the americans from
A
big buisness
B
political radicals
C
corruption and fraud
D
labor union members
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Palmer believed that communism was “eating its way into the homes of the American workman.” Palmer charged in this 1920 essay that communism was an imminent threat and explained why Bolsheviks had to be deported.

Detailed explanation-2: -Palmer Raids, also called Palmer Red Raids, raids conducted by the U.S. Department of Justice in 1919 and 1920 in an attempt to arrest foreign anarchists, communists, and radical leftists, many of whom were subsequently deported. The raids, fueled by social unrest following World War I, were led by Attorney General A.

Detailed explanation-3: -He was elected to Congress in 1908 and served three terms in the House of Representatives. He supported women’s suffrage, the abolition of child labor, and tariff reform. In 1912, he played an important role at the Democratic National Convention, helping to nominate Woodrow Wilson for president.

Detailed explanation-4: -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.

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