USA HISTORY

AMERICAN IMPERIALISM(1890 1919)

THE UNITED STATES IN WORLD WAR I

[SOURCES]
What was the intention of Sedition Act of 1918?

(A) Provide funds finance the war effort

(B) Relocate immigrants to internment camps

(C) ** Punish people for communicating anti-war messages

(D) Recruit soldiers for overseas deployment

EXPLANATIONS BELOW

Concept note-1: -In the midst of World War I, the Government of America passed the Sedition Act of 1918. The Act made it illegal to incite disloyalty within the military; disloyalty towards the government, the Constitution, the military, or the flag; or supporting countries at war with America.

Concept note-2: -The Sedition Act of 1918 curtailed the free speech rights of U.S. citizens during time of war. Passed on May 16, 1918, as an amendment to Title I of the Espionage Act of 1917, the act provided for further and expanded limitations on speech.

Concept note-3: -The Act made it a crime to convey information intended to interfere with the war effort. Later, the Sedition Act imposed harsh penalties for a wide range of dissenting speech, including speech abusing the U.S. government, the flag, the Constitution, and the military.

Concept note-4: -A. Any person criticising or protesting against the British government could be arrested without a trial.