Attorney General A. Mitchell Palmer's Raids in 1919-1920

question 61

Multiple Choice

Attorney General A. Mitchell Palmer's raids in 1919-1920

• A)successfully broke up several Communist spy rings.
• B)earned the support of the American Civil Liberties Union.
• C)were conducted in secret so that they did not hurt his presidential ambitions.
• D)led to the arrest of 5,000 people for their political views.

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