Mitchel Palmer, who started the Palmer Raids.
Attorney General A. Mitchell Palmer
The attorney general who became prominently associated with fighting communism during the Red Scare was A. Mitchell Palmer. He served from 1919 to 1921 and is best known for orchestrating the Palmer Raids, which targeted suspected radicals and communists in the United States. His efforts were part of a broader campaign to root out perceived threats to national security during the post-World War I period.
Because he was the attorney general of the first Red scare which was a period(in the 1920's) where the government went after communists and others with radical views
The Red Scare primarily involved the United States government, including politicians and law enforcement agencies like the FBI, as well as various social groups and labor unions perceived as leftist or communist. Key figures included Attorney General A. Mitchell Palmer, who led the Palmer Raids against suspected radicals, and Senator Joseph McCarthy, who became a prominent face of anti-communist sentiment during the second Red Scare in the 1950s. The general public, influenced by fear of communism, also played a significant role in supporting these actions.
A. Mitchell Palmer was a lawyer and legislator and, from 1919-1921, he was Attorney General of the United States. He is best known for his highly publicized campaigns against suspected radicals, which started the Red Scare of 1919-1920.
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Attorney General A. Mitchell Palmer
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A. Mitchell Palmer served as the Attorney General of the United States in 1919. He was known for his involvement in the Palmer Raids, which targeted suspected radicals and anarchists during the Red Scare.
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.
Mitchell Palmer
The Crucible was not written during the Red Scare, but later on in response to the brutality of the Red Scare.
Because he was the attorney general of the first Red scare which was a period(in the 1920's) where the government went after communists and others with radical views
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no one died as a result of the "Red Scare"!
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The Red scare was the fear of the spread of communism during the cold war.