Nicola Saceo and Barto lomeo Vanzetti were arrested in 1920 and were found gulity of robbery and munder, Despite many public proterts and petitions they were later executed for these crimes an August 24,1927 Their trial and execution serve as an example or MeCarthyism Progre ssivism The Red Scare The Great Migration

The Red Scare.<br /><br />The Sacco and Vanzetti case is a prime example of the paranoia and fear surrounding communism and anarchism during the Red Scare, which followed World War I. They were Italian immigrants and known anarchists, which made them easy targets in the anti-radical climate of the time. Many believed their trial was unfair and that they were convicted more for their political beliefs than for the actual evidence presented.<br />