Palmer Raids

As any American teen that has been exposed to pop culture or any form of political media knows, Communism is the root of all evil. Many people would laugh at that statement while also acknowledging that there is some truth to that – at least in America –. The very fact that it 's this widely understood notion that teens do not even question it says something about its depth in American history. So, it’s time to understand Communism and its impact on American society and politics. However, since…

Josh Rozdolsky Saleh The Patriot Act United States History What would everyday life look like when the government can look through everyone's private information? The Patriot Act violates Civil Liberties and is Unconstitutional by restricting the First Amendment and Fourth Amendment rights of Americans. The Patriot Act violates freedom of religion and speech. It violates our right to search and seizure without proper warrants or…

To Protect and Serve: The Progressive Expansion of the Police During the depression at the end of the 19th century, the Bradley-Martins, New York socialites who were determined to organize their most extravagant party to date, spent large sums of money to host a costume ball. This ball was highly criticized throughout the country due to the public’s antagonism towards the wealthy and prevailing public opinion that the elites were living wasteful lives. While the Bradley-Martins argued that they…

Joseph Stalin. Both the Red Scare and the Cold War indicated periods of paranoia against communist and radical politics. These two instances led to many anti-communist sentiments in the United States. In 1919 & 1920, US Attorney General Palmer led a series of raids against radical leftist, including communists, in order to invade their lives and attempt to arrest them. This is similar to McCarthyism as Senator Joseph McCarthy claimed to have a list of communists in the government and attempted…

The 1920s earned their moniker—the "Roaring '20s"—through the decade's real and sustained prosperity, dizzying technological advancements, and lively culture. The decade marked the flourishing of the modern mass-production, mass-consumption economy, which delivered fantastic profits to investors while also raising the living standard of the urban middle and working-class. But for the large minority of Americans who made their livelihoods in agriculture, the decade roared only with the agony…

Joseph McCarthy had a corrupt childhood with bullying and gambling, etc. He carried all of these bad habits into his carrier. He was a deceiving and powerful man. He twisted all the information he obtained and used it against innocent people. Ultimately, nothing came out of his investigations except for fear and chaos.Joseph McCarthy was a United States Senator during the 1950s who ran a series of anti-communistic trials blaming many innocent Americans and essentially ruining their lives and or…

Terrorism has in the recent years turned out to be a significant threat to the human race. This menace impacts directly or indirectly on governments, individuals, organizations, economy and particularly vulnerable groups. The term terrorism refers to the utilization of brutality to scare a population or an administration thus influencing the political, ideological and religious change. Terrorism, as can be described in other words as psychological oppression, is a product of various populations…

calling out the Massachusetts National Guard during the Boston police strike 40.The Republican administrations of the 1920s would best be described as B.:-) supporting isolationism and laissez-faire business policies domestically 41.The Palmer Raids of the 1920s were a response to C. ? fears of communism follwoing after the Russian Revolution 42.The use of installment plans during the 1920s was significant to the economy because it D.:-) served as a catalyst for a new…

Westward Expansion Via Manifest Destiny LG: How did Americans come to believe in Manifest Destiny? Americans came to believe in Manifest Destiny, by John O’ Sullivan stating, “God has given land to Americans”. Thus, making the country to believe that it was justifiable, that Americans should expand the country from coast to coast. Though the expansion lead to Sectionalism with the North and South. Due to America’s history, culture, and government, Americans thought that they were the best…

It gave the power to suppress any opposition to the war, and suspended the mailing privileges of many opposition and peace organizations. According to David Greenberg in his article, “The Hidden History of the Espionage Act”, the law had a justifiable legitimate purpose, but soon became problematic (Greenberg par. 4). Its wording was vague, and left too much opportunity for misinterpretation by overzealous vigilante groups and overly aggressive law enforcement agencies (Greenberg par. 6).…