The Red Scare of 1919
By Michael Cramer & Todd Jordan
The Red Scare
President Wilson and A. Mitchell Palmer
Communist Revolution and The Red Threat
The Sacco & Vanzetti Case
In Massachusetts, 1920, two men broke into a shoe factory stealing merchandise and killing a guard in the process. The two Italian immigrants, Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti, were convicted for the crimes and sentenced to death in July of 1921. The case was not exact though. There were no witnesses, neither man had a criminal record. The only noticeable information was that both were anarchists and Sacco owned a pistol that was similar to the murder weapon used to kill the guard. Sacco and Vanzetti were executed in 1927, still pleading that they were innocent of the charges. This case brought out the feelings that America disliked foreigners and radicals.
Notable Words
Anarchism is a system of government where there is no government; individuals are free to do what they want.
Some Important People
J. Edgar Hoover
Conducted some raids on supposed communists and became the head of the FBI.
A. Mitchell Palmer
Was appointed general attorney by President Wilson and conducted raids with the assistance of J. Hoover.
Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti
Were arrested and executed for breaking into a shoe factory. The case is still in question today.
Image sources
A Mitchell Palmer: http://www.google.com/imgres?safe=active&hl=en&biw=1024&bih=475&tbm=isch&tbnid=lsT1FEpAljy-rM:&imgrefurl=http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,1858691_1858690_1858521,00.html&docid=H_JcymfYc3JWkM&imgurl=http://img.timeinc.net/time/photoessays/2008/10_worst_cabinet/palmer.jpg&w=360&h=235&ei=N2qKUbWAHe2hyAHfgoC4Dw&zoom=1&ved=1t:3588,r:2,s:0,i:87
Sacco & Vanzetti: http://www.google.com/imgres?safe=active&hl=en&biw=1024&bih=432&tbm=isch&tbnid=qe-xuct6onpwVM:&imgrefurl=http://www.firstrunfeatures.com/sacco_press.html&docid=_DVOZFEvix1pYM&imgurl=http://www.firstrunfeatures.com/presskits/sacco_vanzetti/saccoandvanzetti.jpg&w=1463&h=1224&ei=iWmKUYC7F4HrygG8poBQ&zoom=1&ved=1t:3588,r:2,s:0,i:87&iact=rc&dur=600&page=1&tbnh=168&tbnw=201&start=0&ndsp=9&tx=25&ty=62
Slides Done By
President Wilson and A. Mitchell Palmer: Michael Cramer
Communist Revolution and The Red Threat: Michael Cramer
The Sacco & Vanzetti Case: Michael Cramer
Notable Words: Todd Jordan
Important People: Michael Cramer
Image Sources: Michael Cramer