Why would Americans might have felt threatened by foreign ideas? Write a short paragraph in which you discuss at least two reasons.

Answer:

Americans may have felt threatened by foreign ideas because those ideas did not fit traditional American government and society. In addition, many Americans viewed socialists and anarchists as unpatriotic because some opposed the war. Anarchists were especially feared because they believed in violence and had targeted Americans with bombs. After the war, distrust of foreigners and their ideas made these fears even stronger.