Apentix/AP US History/Unit 7: Period 7 (1890-1945)/Question
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The Palmer Raids of 1919-1920 are best described as

A.federal arrests and deportations of thousands of suspected radicals, many of them immigrants
B.military campaigns against German forces in France
C.police actions against bootleggers during Prohibition
D.attacks on striking coal miners in West Virginia

Explanation

Core Concept

Attorney General A. Mitchell Palmer ordered raids on leftist and labor organizations during the Red Scare, detaining thousands without warrants. Hundreds of foreign-born suspects were deported, and civil liberties suffered in the process.

Correct Answer

Afederal arrests and deportations of thousands of suspected radicals, many of them immigrants

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