[t]he blaze of revolution was sweeping over every american institution of law and order a year ago. it was eating its way into the homes of the american workman, its sharp tongues of revolutionary heat were. burning up the foundations of society.

-u. s. attorney general a. mitchell palmer, "the case against the reds," 1921

in this excerpt the writer describes a fear that arose from concerns about-

a. the women’s suffrage movement

b. the rise of communism in russia

c. calls for black nationalism

d. the increase in nativism