1919 anarchist bombings
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The 1919 anarchist bombings were a series of coordinated mail and hand-delivered bomb attacks in the United States carried out by radical anarchists, which heightened public fear of subversion and helped trigger the First Red Scare.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| 1919 anarchist bombings canonical | 1 |
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Target entity: 1919 anarchist bombings Context triple: [First Red Scare, significantEvent, 1919 anarchist bombings]
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A.
Bloody Sunday (1905)
Bloody Sunday (1905) was a pivotal massacre in St. Petersburg, where peaceful demonstrators were shot by imperial troops, sparking widespread unrest and helping to ignite the Russian Revolution of 1905.
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B.
Reichstag fire
The Reichstag fire was a 1933 arson attack on the German parliament building that the Nazis exploited to suspend civil liberties and consolidate dictatorial power.
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C.
Kiev pogroms of 1905
The Kiev pogroms of 1905 were violent anti-Jewish riots in Kiev during the upheavals of the 1905 Russian Revolution, marked by widespread attacks, looting, and killings of Jewish residents.
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D.
Haymarket affair
The Haymarket affair was an 1886 labor protest and bombing in Chicago that became a pivotal moment in the history of workers’ rights and the labor movement in the United States.
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E.
Tripolitsa massacre
The Tripolitsa massacre was a brutal episode during the Greek War of Independence in which Greek revolutionary forces killed thousands of Ottoman Turks, Jews, and other inhabitants following the capture of the city of Tripolitsa in 1821.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: 1919 anarchist bombings Target entity description: The 1919 anarchist bombings were a series of coordinated mail and hand-delivered bomb attacks in the United States carried out by radical anarchists, which heightened public fear of subversion and helped trigger the First Red Scare.
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A.
Bloody Sunday (1905)
Bloody Sunday (1905) was a pivotal massacre in St. Petersburg, where peaceful demonstrators were shot by imperial troops, sparking widespread unrest and helping to ignite the Russian Revolution of 1905.
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B.
Reichstag fire
The Reichstag fire was a 1933 arson attack on the German parliament building that the Nazis exploited to suspend civil liberties and consolidate dictatorial power.
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C.
Kiev pogroms of 1905
The Kiev pogroms of 1905 were violent anti-Jewish riots in Kiev during the upheavals of the 1905 Russian Revolution, marked by widespread attacks, looting, and killings of Jewish residents.
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D.
Haymarket affair
The Haymarket affair was an 1886 labor protest and bombing in Chicago that became a pivotal moment in the history of workers’ rights and the labor movement in the United States.
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E.
Tripolitsa massacre
The Tripolitsa massacre was a brutal episode during the Greek War of Independence in which Greek revolutionary forces killed thousands of Ottoman Turks, Jews, and other inhabitants following the capture of the city of Tripolitsa in 1821.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (55)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
anarchist bombing campaign
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political violence incident ⓘ series of terrorist attacks ⓘ |
| causeOf |
heightened public fear of radicalism in the United States
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increased concern about subversion ⓘ |
| contributedTo | First Red Scare NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| endTime | 1919-06 ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
Palmer Raids
NERFINISHED
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expansion of U.S. Department of Justice anti-radical activities ⓘ increased surveillance of anarchists and radicals ⓘ public support for anti-immigrant legislation ⓘ |
| hasPart |
April 1919 mail bomb campaign
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June 2, 1919 coordinated bombings ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | post–World War I era ⓘ |
| ideology |
anarchism
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anarchist communism ⓘ anti-capitalism ⓘ anti-government extremism ⓘ |
| languageOfManifestos |
English
ⓘ
Italian ⓘ |
| location |
Boston, Massachusetts
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Chicago, Illinois NERFINISHED ⓘ Cleveland, Ohio NERFINISHED ⓘ East Orange, New Jersey NERFINISHED ⓘ New York City ⓘ Newtonville, Massachusetts NERFINISHED ⓘ Paterson, New Jersey NERFINISHED ⓘ Philadelphia, Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| method |
hand-delivered bombs
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mail bombs ⓘ |
| motive |
promotion of anarchist revolution
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retaliation against government repression of radicals ⓘ |
| notableVictim |
A. Mitchell Palmer
NERFINISHED
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J. P. Morgan Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ John D. Rockefeller NERFINISHED ⓘ Mayor Ole Hanson NERFINISHED ⓘ Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ Thomas W. Hardwick NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfAttacks |
at least 36 mail bombs
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at least 8 hand-delivered bombs ⓘ |
| partOf |
history of anarchism in the United States
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history of terrorism in the United States ⓘ |
| perpetrator | Galleanists NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationAssociatedWithPerpetrators | Cronaca Sovversiva NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTime | 1919-04 ⓘ |
| target |
U.S. government officials
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business leaders ⓘ judges ⓘ law enforcement officials ⓘ politicians ⓘ |
| usedExplosive |
dynamite
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homemade bombs ⓘ |
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