AMERICAN IMPERIALISM 1890 1919
THE UNITED STATES IN WORLD WAR I
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To regulate news outlets.
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To create pro-war propaganda.
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To release information on government officials to the public.
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -CPI established to mobilize public opinion behind World War I. President Woodrow Wilson established the committee in April 1917 through Executive Order 2594 in response to the U.S. entry into World War I in an attempt to mobilize public opinion behind the war effort with every available form of mass communication.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Committee on Public Information (1917–1919), also known as the CPI or the Creel Committee, was an independent agency of the government of the United States under the Wilson administration created to influence public opinion to support the US in World War I, in particular, the US home front.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Committee on Public Information was established during World War I to turn every channel of communication and education to promote the war effort. The Committee marshaled agencies of the press, education, and advertising, among others into wartime service for the Committee.
Detailed explanation-4: -Established: As an independent agency by EO 2594, April 13, 1917. Consisted of George Creel (Chairman) and Secretaries of State, War, and the Navy as ex officio members.