20.1 Notes

The Americans Chapter 20 Section 1

Student Learning Objective #1- Students will be able to explain the causes and effects of the Red Scare.

Student Learning Objective #2- Students will evaluate the following statement- "City workers have the responsibility not to go on strike."

American History 10- Chapter 20.1 (discussion questions and) Notes

Directions: Fill in the blanks or answer the questions based on the class discussion and lecture.

1. What can terrorists do to disrupt life in the US?

2. Why do they want to disrupt life in the US?

3. What does the US government need to do to prevent this?

4. Is there a limit to security?  Should the US not cross certain boundaries?  Back up your opinion.

5. How was there a similar situation to the current US regarding terrorism during the 1920’s?

6. What was the government’s reaction to the “Red Scare”?

7. What is your opinion of the actions that the US government took?

8. What were the 5 post-WWI trends that America experienced?  Define each one.

9. The _______________ police went on strike in 1920
10. All participants were _______________.
11. The city’s order was held together by the _______________  _______________.
12. The mayor Andrew Peters was a hero, but the Governor of MA, ______________________________ gets most the of the credit.  He said “there is no right to strike against the public safety”.
13. _______________ is a dictatorship that controls the economy completely.  It is based on the extreme Socialist teachings of ______________ who wanted financial ___________ among all      peoples.
14. In 1917, Communists called ______________ overthrew Russia.  They dropped out of ______________.  Russia was not invited to the Treaty of ______________ in 1918 because the “Big Four” disapproved of Communism.
15. The ______________ party was founded in America and had roughly ______________ members by 1920.
16. Several dozen ______________ were mailed to government and business leaders starting a scare over those who could possibly be against the US government.
17. ______________ was the color of the flag of the ______________
18. Russia called itself the __________________________________________  under its new leader Vladimir Lenin.
19. China’s flag is ______________ today
20. The Attorney General of the US was named A. Mitchell ______________
21. His attempts to root out Communists were called ____________________________ or the “__________________________”
22. Palmer and J. Edgar Hoover, the founder of the ______________ and their task force hunted down ______________, ______________ and ______________
23. ______________ do not believe in government all together!
24. Italian shoemaker, Niccolo ______________ and fish peddler Bartolomeo ______________ were anarchists who had dodged the WWI ______________
25. They were ______________-Americans
26. They were accused of a double homicide in South ______________, MA and were convicted on weak evidence!
27. The only evidence against them were that the murderers fleeing the scene of the crime were _______________.
28. They were sentenced to_______________.
29. Read a Personal Voice on page 620.  What was their plea? _______________.
30. Critical Thinking- What were the causes of the Red Scare?
31. Critical Thinking- What were the effects of the Red Scare?

Student Learning Objective #1- Students will be able to explain the causes and effects of the Red Scare.

Student Learning Objective #2- Students will evaluate the following statement- "City workers have the responsibility not to go on strike."