labor leaders were targeted because they would urge their workers to strike during the war effort for better working conditions and higher pay. Which was illegal under these acts.
The Espionage and Seditiona Acts targeted socialists and labor leaders.
they felt like it
industrial workers of the world (iww)
the smith act was passed because of the amendment 1
During World War I, the Red Scare primarily targeted socialist and communist groups, particularly those associated with the Bolshevik Revolution in Russia. Labor unions, anarchists, and immigrants, especially from Eastern Europe, were also scrutinized and often persecuted due to fears of radicalism and subversion. The U.S. government responded with widespread anti-communist sentiment, leading to arrests, deportations, and the suppression of civil liberties under the Espionage and Sedition Acts.
young unmarried women
William H. Sylvis was the leader of the National Labor Union.
Women
Yes
It convinced leaders not to make laws addressing issues such as child labor and pollution.
labor laws, opposition from corporations, blacklisting of leaders
A bunch of labor union leaders and he created the Congress of Industrial Organization. The organization ended up getting very popular and large in size.