1. How did the Justice Department under A. Mitchell Palmer respond to this fear?
He hired assistants and they hunted down the potential "communists."
2. Why did Palmer eventually lose his standing with the American public?
He found no evidence and people began to doubt his efforts, and thought he was just trying to look good for his campaign.
3. How did the Ku Klux Klan respond to this fear?
The KKK used the scare of communism as an excuse to attack immigrants and foreigners to drive them out of the country.
4. Why did the Klan eventually lose popularity and membership?
They eventually lost power because of their criminal acts.
5. Briefly describe how Sacco and Vanzetti became victims of the Red Scare.
The Red Scare created a lot of fear of immigrants, and Socco and Vanzetti were both immigrants. Therefore, they were accused of murder and sentenced to death, even though the evidence was circumstantial and not clear proof.
Public opinion turned against labor unions as many Americans came to believe that unions encouraged communism.
6. Why was the strike by Boston police unpopular with the public?
Because they believe the strike encouraged anarchy and communism, and were against it.
7. Why did Massachusetts governor Calvin Coolidge become so popular?
Because he stopped the Boston police strike, and therefore people believed he stopped anarchy and communism.
8. Why was the strike at U.S. Steel unpopular?
Because propaganda was released linking them to Communists.
9. How did President Wilson respond to the steel strike?
He made a written plea to the "negotiators" to settle on something and end the strike.
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