5 Questions
What was the outcome for Sacco and Vanzetti after exhausting their legal appeals?
They were executed
What was the nationality of Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti?
Italian
What was the major reason behind protests in support of Sacco and Vanzetti around the world?
The unconvincing evidence against them
What event added to the tensions surrounding the Red Scare in 1920?
The bombing with unknown perpetrator
What is the lasting significance of Sacco and Vanzetti's case?
Symbol of tensions surrounding radicalism and immigration in the 1920s
Study Notes
The First Red Scare
- The Russian Revolution and post-war labor strikes in the US contributed to growing tensions leading to the Red Scare in 1919 and 1920.
Events Leading to the Red Scare
- Thirty-six packages containing dynamite-filled bombs were mailed to prominent politicians, judges, government officials, newspaper editors, and businessmen, including John D. Rockefeller.
The Bombs
- Most bombs were discovered by the post office before delivery.
- One bomb mailed from New York City to a former US senator's home in Atlanta exploded, severely injuring the maid and the senator's wife.
The Palmer Raids
- From November 1919 to January 1920, US Attorney General A. Mitchell Palmer led the Palmer Raids.
- Over 5,000 people were arrested, and more than 500 were deported.
- Those arrested were mostly anarchists, communists, and labor activists, primarily recent Italian and eastern European immigrants.
The Wall Street Bombing
- In September 1920, a bomb exploded on Wall Street in New York City's financial district, several months after the Palmer Raids.
Test your knowledge about the vocabulary and key notes related to the First Red Scare and the rising tensions in the United States in 1919 and 1920. Explore the impact of the Russian Revolution and postwar labor strikes on the Red Scare, as well as the discovery of dynamite-filled bombs that intensified the fear of revolution.
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