American History Introductory Survey Since 1877

Reading Chapter 22 the American Past and complete Comparison Questions. Questions 3-5 Only

1. To what extent were A. Mitchell Palmer’s raids against the Red menace an outgrowth of President Wilson’s wartime policies? Based on the documents in this chapter, how might Debs have responded to Palmer?
2. To what extent did Debs’s advocacy of socialism address the issues raised by Stanley B. Norvell? Did Norvell endorse Debs’s stance toward the war and other matters?
3. The wartime appeal to patriotism intensifi ed domestic concerns about who was authentically American. Considering the documents in this chapter, what ideas do you think existed about who genuine Americans were, how they c ould be recognized, and what their duties and responsibilities were?

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