Alien and Sedition Act 4

Labbe 1 Ryan Labbe Communications 261 Prof. Olmstead November 18, 2004 Espionage Act of 1917 and anarchy Act (Amendment) of 1918 On April second 1917, professorship Woodrow Wilson of the unite States of America, ?went before Congress and cal take for a resolving power of fight. Both the House and the Senate voted overwhelmingly in favor of passage to war with Germany.# This was an act that led to much resistance among the American people. Not four months earlier the American people re-elected President Wilson, partly because of his success in keeping the United States out(a) of this European war. However, a series of events, such as the Germans keep submarine warfare and the attacks on five American ships, led President Wilson to sever diplomatic relations with Germany and send the United States into what would be labeled as World War I. As a result of the war the Labbe 2 government enacted the Espionage Act of 1917 and the Sedition Act of 1918 which led to the suppression of anti-war documents and sentiments, as well as the prosecution of over two-thousand individuals.# Despite earlier resistance to the war by the American people, once war was declared patriotism swept over the nation.

However, patriotism rose to its peak and cursorily turned to an intolerance for any kind of dissidence of the war. With a command intolerance for opponents of the war the government began to repress groups advocating against the war, as did hush-hush organizations. One such organization created to suppress anti-war ideals was the Committee on Public Information (CPI). CPI was put in rest home to provide trustworthy information to the public, as well as stifle any misleading wartime rumors. However, the CPI ended up creating propaganda for the government to distort the views of the American people and worked to destroy and dismiss Labbe 3 all those who opposed the governments ideology. The effect of such everlasting propaganda was to promote... If you want to get a full essay, order it on our website: Ordercustompaper.com

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