Examples of the Red Scare are in 1901, an communist had shot the American president (McKinley) dead. The Boston police went on strike and 100,000’s of steel and coal workers did likewise. The communists usually always got the blame. A series of bomb explosions in 1919, including a unprofessional attempt to blow up A. Mitchell Palmer, America’s Attorney-General, lead to a campaign against the communists. On New Year’s Day, 1920, over 6000 people were arrested and put in prison. Many had to be released in a few weeks and only 3 guns were found in their homes. Very few people outside of those arrested complained about th

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