AMERICAN IMPERIALISM 1890 1919
THE UNITED STATES IN WORLD WAR I
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Question
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Which of the following acts was intended to prevent disloyalty among United States citizens during World War I
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The Hepburn act
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The sedition act
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The volstead act
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The hatch act
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Espionage Act of 1917 (1917) Congress enacted the Espionage Act of 1917 on June 15, two months after the United States entered World War I.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Act criminalized the publication or distribution of “information” that could harm or hinder US armed forces as well as of “false reports or false statements” intended to promote America’s enemies, and it empowered the Postmaster General to seize mail that it judged to fall within these categories.
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