Critical Thinking Questions   Home       If you'd like to print out this page, click the Print button above. Alternatively, you may click the printer icon on your browser's toolbar, or choose File>Print from the menu.     Who were the Bolsheviks and why were they named as instigators of the strikes going on across America, as described in this video segment? The strikes of 1919 described in this video occurred with a frequency and size never before experienced in the United States. Why do you think these industrial strikes occurred during this time period? How and why do you think business, industry and political leaders furthered the so-called "Red Scare?" What do you think happened to workers who were labeled "Bolshevik-inspired" strikers, or to citizens who owned materials or literature declared "un-American" as described in this video? Towards the end of the video, the announcer declares, "The Bolshevik revolution in the United States never materialized." Why do you think that was the case?