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What did Palmer consider "the real menace of communism"? What did he propose to do "to clean up the country"?
- What did Palmer consider "the real menace of communism"? What did he propose to do "to clean up the country"?
- Why did he believe Congress ignored "the seriousness of these vast organizations that were plotting to overthrow the Government"? What evidence did Palmer believe showed that "'Reds' were criminal aliens"?
- In what ways did the "blaze of revolution" sweep "over every American institution of law and order"? What evidence did Palmer cite of this "prairifire"? What legal basis did Palmer claim for his actions?
- To what extent did Palmer believe that Communists were successful in recruiting American members? To what extent did "men and women obsessed with discontent" advance the cause of communism, according to Palmer?
- Do you think Palmer successfully defended his policy? Why or why not? What did Palmer say about democracy and the Constitution? Do you think his view that the "Government was in jeopardy" was accurate? Why or why not?
- Mitchell Palmer had an objective to weed out Communism and he made a strong case for his raids and in the process, he targeted specific individuals and foreign nationals. But do you think there may be a situation where innocent people may be caught up in the anti Communist or anti Bolshevik wave in America ?
