Question

[T]he blaze of revolution was sweeping over every American institution of law and order a year ago. It was eating its way into the homes of the American workman, its sharp tongues of revolutionary heat were. . burning up the foundations of society.

-U.S. Attorney General A. Mitchell Palmer, "The Case Against the Reds," 1921

In this excerpt the writer describes a fear that arose from concerns about-

A. The women’s suffrage movement

B. The rise of communism in Russia

C. Calls for Black Nationalism

D. The increase in nativism

Answer 1

The answer is b the fear of an uprising in communism ANWER IS B