Americans Struggle with Postwar Issues

Read Chapter 20-1 beginning on page 618

1. How did the Justice Department under A. Mitchell Palmer respond to this fear?


2. Why did Palmer eventually lose his standing with the American public?
They thought that he was just looking for a campaign issue to gain support for his presidential aspirations, and decided that he didn't know what he was talking about.

3. How did the Ku Klux Klan respond to this fear?
They used anti-communism as an excuse to harass any group unlike themselves.

4. Why did the Klan eventually lose popularity and membership?
Its criminal activity.

5. Briefly describe how Sacco and Vanzetti became victims of the Red Scare.
The Red Scare made people suspicious of foreigners and immigrants, and they both were italian immigrants and anarchists.

6. Why was the strike by Boston police unpopular with the public?
There was no right to strike against the public's safety.

7. Why did Massachusetts governor Calvin Coolidge become so popular?
He saved Boston/the nation from communism and anarchy.

8. Why was the strike at U.S. Steel unpopular?
They were able to hire other people while the striking workers walked out.

9. How did President Wilson respond to the steel strike?
He gave them eight-hour days, but the steelworkers still remained without a union.