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.
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| 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
|
| 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
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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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