USA HISTORY

THE ROARING 20S 1920 1929

AMERICAN POLITICS IN THE 1920S

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which of the following are an example of the Red Scare of 1919-1920?
A
The Schenk Case
B
The Schecter Case
C
The Sacco-Vanzetti Case
D
The Teapot Dome case
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Sacco, a shoe worker, and Vanzetti, a fish vendor, personified the targets of the Red Scare: immigrants and radicals. In addition, both had avoided the draft during the war and had firearms and anarchist pamphlets in their possession when arrested.

Detailed explanation-2: -During the Red Scare of 1919-1920, many in the United States feared recent immigrants and dissidents, particularly those who embraced communist, socialist, or anarchist ideology.

Detailed explanation-3: -A Red Scare is the promotion of a widespread fear of a potential rise of communism, anarchism or other leftist ideologies by a society or state. The term is most often used to refer to two periods in the history of the United States which are referred to by this name.

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