Red+Scare

= The 1st Red Scare (1919-1921) = = What was the Red Scare? = === The Red Scare was the fear of Communism in the United States. Some Americans thought that communism would destroy the country. People became irrational and fearful of anyone who was suspected to be a communist. Most people that were suspected communists were immigrants. Many innocent were deported. ===

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Many horrifying things occurred. Based on Horace Peter's account, once he implied that he didn't like war, an undercover agent for the Military Intelligence. He was labeled as a communist and exiled by his friends and family. This was with out warrants. The Attorney General at the time A. Mitchell Palmer held raids nicknamed after him.The suspects were arrested and held without a trial.======

__How did the Red Scare Effect people?__
Immigrants were the ones most effected by the Red scare. They were targeted, deported, and their rights were not upheld. The common people were also effected. Palmer instilled so much fear that when someone was suspected of being a communist, they were shunned by their friends, family, and co-workers. It even got so extreme that a man was shot by a sailor for failing to rise to the National Anthem.



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In response to the Red Scare, Congress passed the National Security Act. It limited immigration from Southern and Eastern Europe. Sources:
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