Question

Palmer raids sacco and vanzetti boston police strike of 1919 may day riot of 1919 this list of research topics would be of most use to a student writing a paper titled

Answer 1

The first red scare

Answer 2

A paper that talks about all of these topics could be titled "America's fear of communism, socialism, and anarchy after World War I."

All of the aforementioned events/people deal with fear felt by American citizens. For example, Sacco and Vanzetti were two Italian immigrants known for their political views. They believed in a society that had no government, also known as an anarchy. These two men were accused of, and later found guilty, of committing a murder. However, many individuals argued that they were found guilty not because of the evidence but rather the fact that they were anarchists.

The Palmer Raids were another result of fear towards a specific group. In this case, Attorney General Palmer raided the homes of 5,000 suspected communists. The goal was to uncover any plans to overthrow the American government. No evidence was found to support this conclusion.