First Red Scare (1919-1920) (jan 19, 1919 – dec 10, 1920)
Description:
Red scare of 1919-20 → nationwide attack on leftists, ppl suspect their Americanism; Attorney General A. Mitchell Palmer aka “Fighting Quaker”, rounded up suspects; Always “saw red”, in total rounded up 6k ppl; Many events heighten red scare; Lots of states joined in fight against radicals, passed criminal syndicalism laws (1919-20);Added to timeline:
Date:
jan 19, 1919
dec 10, 1920
~ 1 years and 10 months