US HistoryMs. GonzalezFebruary 13th, 2018

Aim : How did the government respond to the 1st Red Scare?

Do Now: 1. What is the message of the

cartoon?

2. How do you know?

Impact of WW1 on the United StatesEconomic Political Social

▪ Unlike countries in Europe, the factories and home of the US had ____ been destroyed.

▪ The US economy was ___________, profits were ______________ which led to the period in American history called the _________ ____________.

▪ The US foreign policy became non-involvement or ______________ after the war.

▪ Although Wilson proposed the _________ ____ ___________ in his 14 points speech, the US Congress voted to _________ ___ _______ ____ _____________ because it feared being stuck into an alliance and dragged into war again.

▪ After the Bolshevik Revolution in Russia, many Americans became worried about a “______” communist revolution in the US.

▪ As WW1 veterans returned home they were competing with workers for jobs. This created a rise in ______________ and a decrease in wages which led workers to go on __________ (over 3,300 postwar strikes swept the country).

▪ A small group of radicals formed the _______________ _________ _________ in 1919.

Notes

The 1st

Red

▪ Period of strong anti-Communism in the United States.o The first “red scare” occurred from 1917-1920.

Vocabulary:• Radical a person who wants complete political or social ____________.• Anarchist person who believes in having _____ government or rules.

Scare • Bolshevik in the U.S. this was the name used to refer to a ___________ or suspected ________________.

How did the government respond during the “1st Red Scare”?

The Red Scare of 1919 was a nationwide fear of anarchists, communists, and socialists.

Red Scare incidents/events Summary Message of the cartoon

Palmer raids

The “Red Ark”

Schenk v U.S.

Trial of Sacco & Vanzetti

Espionage & Sedition Act

Reflect…. One word to describe the 1st “red scare” would be…

How did the government respond during the 1st Red Scare?