Americans Struggle with Postwar Issues

1. How did the Justice Department under A. Mitchell Palmer respond to this fear?
He had federal agents raid people suspected of being communists, socialists, and anarchists and he also suspended their civial rights and those of others.
2. Why did Palmer eventually lose his standing with the American public?
Palmer failed to find evidence supporting his claims and the people thought he was being a corrupt power hungery madman and he lost their favor.
3. How did the Ku Klux Klan respond to this fear?
They became anti-communists as well as a rascist group. They played of people fear of communism and of immagrints to grow in power and in size.
4. Why did the Klan eventually lose popularity and membership?
Their crimanal activity of killing people, driving people from the country and destorying property. These things lead to the people becoming angry at them and them losing favor.
5. Briefly describe how Sacco and Vanzetti became victims of the Red Scare.
They were charged of robery and murder of a boston man because they were anarchists and they were Italian immigransts.
6. Why was the strike by Boston police unpopular with the public?
If the police weren't working who would protect them. Most were bigoted at this time and they thought the immagrints would try and hurt them.
7. Why did Massachusetts governor Calvin Coolidge become so popular?
He put down the Boston City Police Strike and supposively saved the city and the nation.
8. Why was the strike at U.S. Steel unpopular?
The workers made steel for other people to use to work. They also put were called communist and the people's fear kicked in.
9. How did President Wilson respond to the steel strike?
Wilson called for peace between the strikers and the companies.