Question 2 • EAP-Virginia and US History B CR
The Palmer Raids took place during the Red Scare, when many Americans feared foreign radicals and revolutionary ideas. Anarchist violence, including bombings, intensified those fears, while the Espionage and Sedition Acts had already helped create an atmosphere of suspicion and government crackdowns. Success in war and a belief in neutrality were not key factors behind the raids.
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