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What caused the Palmer Raids?

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Palmer house was bombed and he blamed it on the communists along with Americas other problems.

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What name was given to the raids during the 1920's in which police arrested thousands of suspected radicals?

The raids were named the "Palmer Raids," after the U.S. Attorney General at the time, A. Mitchell Palmer. Conducted under the leadership of Palmer, these raids targeted individuals suspected of being involved in communist or anarchist activities during the Red Scare of the 1920s.


What were Palmer raids?

raids on groups who's operations took place in secret.


What was the purpose of th palmer raids?

to arrest people who were thought to be radicals


What could have been a positive outcome of the palmer raids?

A reduction in anarchy or any growth in radical networks would have been a positive outcome of the Palmer raids. A lot of the efforts carried out by the Palmer raids were written off and some liens were denounced.


What name was given to the raids during the 1920's in which police thousands of suspected radicals?

The raids were known as the "Palmer Raids," named after the U.S. Attorney General at the time, A. Mitchell Palmer. The raids targeted individuals suspected of being involved in radical or anarchist activities, with many being arrested and deported without due process.


In the Red Scare what were the raids called?

During the First Red Scare the raids on suspected political radicals were known as Palmer Raids, named after US Attorney General Alexander Palmer, who ordered the US Justice Department to conduct the raids.


The palmer raids following war world 1 were caused by fear of?

The Palmer Raids following World War I were caused by fear of Communists, anarchists, socialists and other leftists. This fear had been present in the U.S. for decades but it was greatly heightened by the Communist overthrow of their government in Russia during the war as well as a general strike and other labor unrest and an increased number of violent acts by leftists here in the U.S. The Palmer Raids were a government action, but the fear of Communists was widespread among the people during this time of the "Red Scare".


Who was in charge of the Palmer raids?

A. Mitchell Palmer. Not quite sure what the A. stood for though... lol. :)


Who was attorney general during the Red Scare?

Mitchel Palmer, who started the Palmer Raids.