Which was a result of the "red scare" created by attorney general mitchell palmer in response to the communist takeover in russia?

A) president wison fired palmer for touching off a public panic about communists

B) palmer arested 5,000 suspected subversives and held them without trial

C) palmer went to russia himself to see if the stories he had heard about communists were true

D) president wilson sent a letter to vladimir lenin apoligizing for palmer's actions

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Alexandria Fields

5 September, 15:02

Which was a result of the "red scare" created by attorney general mitchell palmer in response to the communist takeover in russia?

A) president wison fired palmer for touching off a public panic about communists

B) palmer arested 5,000 suspected subversives and held them without trial

C) palmer went to russia himself to see if the stories he had heard about communists were true

D) president wilson sent a letter to vladimir lenin apoligizing for palmer's actions

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Tyree Wall · Answer 1

B) Palmer arrested 5,000 suspected subversives and held them without trial

Kiara Blankenship · Answer 2

B) Palmer arrested 5,000 suspected subversives and held them without trial

Why: They were afraid of any little organization or group of factory workers could quickly turn into a large group like what happened in Russia. When they found multiple factory workers speaking they would automatically assume they were planning an attack.