The Major Problem for George Creel and His Committee on Public

question 28

Multiple Choice

The major problem for George Creel and his Committee on Public Information was that

• A) he oversold Wilson's ideals and led Americans and the world to expect too much.
• B) relied too much on formal laws and police power to gain compliance with the war effort.
• C) the entertainment industry was not willing to go along with the propaganda campaign.
• D) the courts curbed many of Creel's and the committee's war propaganda efforts on constitutional grounds.
• E) the public was skeptical of government propaganda.

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