Post-World War I Red Scare
2021-01-25T21:03:25-05:00https://ximage.c-spanvideo.org/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJwaWN0dXJlcy5jLXNwYW52aWRlby5vcmciLCJrZXkiOiJGaWxlc1wvYmNjXC8yMDIxMDEyNTIxMDYzNTAwM19oZC5qcGciLCJlZGl0cyI6eyJyZXNpemUiOnsiZml0IjoiY292ZXIiLCJoZWlnaHQiOjUwNn19fQ==The immediate post-World War I era was a period in U.S. history marked by violent labor strikes, mass anti-immigration rallies, race riots, and a government crackdown on socialist and other leftist political organizations -- known as the first “Red Scare.” Richard Faulkner of the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College explained what happened in the U.S. from 1917 to 1921 and explored the reasons why. The National World War I Museum and Memorial in Kansas City hosted this event and provided the video.
The immediate post-World War I era was a period in U.S. history marked by violent labor strikes, mass anti-immigration rallies, race riots, … read more
The immediate post-World War I era was a period in U.S. history marked by violent labor strikes, mass anti-immigration rallies, race riots, and a government crackdown on socialist and other leftist political organizations -- known as the first “Red Scare.” Richard Faulkner of the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College explained what happened in the U.S. from 1917 to 1921 and explored the reasons why. The National World War I Museum and Memorial in Kansas City hosted this event and provided the video. close
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