Under the Espionage and Sedition Acts of 1917-1918

question 38

Multiple Choice

Under the Espionage and Sedition Acts of 1917-1918:

• A) there were 25 prosecutions and 10 convictions
• B) speaking and writing against Germany and Italy became a crime
• C) criticism of government leaders or war policies became a crime
• D) censorship was aimed more at "middle America" than at socialists or other radicals
• E) Milwaukee and other Midwestern towns with large numbers of Germans were put under martial law

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