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Time of Turmoil

Time of Turmoil. 24.1. Fear of Radicalism. Americans grew more and more suspicious of anything foreign even though the war was over The Bolshevik Government in Russia was encouraging workers around the world to overthrow Capitalism

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Time of Turmoil

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  1. Time of Turmoil 24.1

  2. Fear of Radicalism • Americans grew more and more suspicious of anything foreign even though the war was over • The Bolshevik Government in Russia was encouraging workers around the world to overthrow Capitalism • Many Americans feared Bolshevism and anarchists (people who believed there should be no government) fanned these fears

  3. The Red Scare • The Red Scare was a time period when the government went after Reds otherwise known as Communists • Attorney General A. Mitchell Palmer ordered the arrest of people suspected of being Communists and anarchists • Palmer said the actions were justified to protect our form of government • The government deported a few hundred of the aliens it had arrested for suspicious activity

  4. Saco and Vanzetti • Two men robbed a shoe factory shooting and killing a guard and paymaster • Police arrested Sacco and Vanzetti who were both Italian immigrants for the crime • The two men were sentenced to death • Neither had a criminal record but both were anarchists and Sacco owned a pistol similar to the murder weapon • This case demonstrated the feelings against foreigners and radicals in the US in the 1920’s

  5. Strikes Sweep Country • Steel industry is demanding higher wages and an 8 hour workday • There were many riots one of which 18 strikers died in Gary, Indiana • Calvin Coolidge told the police officers in Boston that they had no right to strike because it jeopardized the public’s safety • The entire Boston Police force was fired and most Americans agreed with this decission

  6. Radical Unrest • Many Northern whites resented African American competition for jobs • Marcus Garvey was an African American man a lot looked to for support and he encouraged blacks to admire black things and black people

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