Question

attorney - general a. mitchell palmer conducted a series of raids.... the most spectacular of the \palmer raids\ occurred in january 1920. —\start - up of the department and world war i, 1913 - 1921,\ u.s. department of labor, www.dol.gov (accessed november 21, 2013) what was the primary reason for the raids described in this excerpt? to halt the spread of communist ideas by radicals. to block civil rights advocates from staging public protests to suppress the teaching of evolution in colleges to prevent workers from joining labor organizations

Explanation:

Las "redadas Palmer" en 1920 en Estados Unidos se llevaron a cabo durante la Primera Red Scare, un período de temor a la propagación del comunismo. La intención principal era detener la influencia de los radicales comunistas.

Answer:

To halt the spread of communist ideas by radicals.