Question

question 1-23
read the following excerpt and answer the question below.
spurred by numerous bombings and strikes, attorney general alexander palmer sets about a campaign to crush radical
eds\ in th
source: library of congress
which political group was the primary target of this \campaign?\
communists
democrats
fascists
republicans

Explanation:

The excerpt refers to Attorney General Palmer's campaign against radical "Reds". In historical context, "Reds" was a term used to refer to Communists (due to the association with the red color of Communist symbolism and ideology). Democrats and Republicans are mainstream U.S. political parties, and Fascists were not the target here as the context is about radical left - wing groups (Communists) during the Palmer Raids era.

Answer:

A. Communists