USA HISTORY

AMERICAN IMPERIALISM(1890 1919)

THE UNITED STATES IN WORLD WAR I

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The 1918 Sedition Act made it illegal for Americans to

(A) ** say, write or publish any disloyal language criticizing the government, the flag, or the military

(B) question the loyalty of German Americans

(C) give aid or comfort to the enemy

(D) become a spy

EXPLANATIONS BELOW

Concept note-1: -Under the act, it was illegal to: incite disloyalty within the military; use in speech or written form any language that was disloyal to the government, the Constitution, the military, or the flag; advocate strikes on labor production; promote principles that were in violation of the act; or.

Concept note-2: -On May 16, 1918, the United States Congress passes the Sedition Act, a piece of legislation designed to protect America’s participation in World War I.