Which of the following was banned by the Espionage and Sedition Acts quizlet?
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During World War II: Show the federal government placed no limits on war reporting. President Roosevelt created the Office of Censorship and worked out the voluntary Code of Wartime Practices with the press. more than 100 reporters were found guilty under the Sedition Act of 1943 for reporting war news that could endanger the security of U.S. and Allied troops. to prevent leaking of information, reporters were barred from traveling in war zones and mingling with U.S. troops.
The American Pangent Chapter 31 Pageant Terms Terms in this set (30)The Espionage Act (and the Sedition act, which was a later amendment to it) was a law during World War I meant to prevent interference with military recruitment, support US enemies, or to cause, support, or instigate military insubordination. In 1919, the Supreme Court ruled in Schenck v. United States that this law did not violate freedom of speech. The Sedition Act hearkened back to the days of John Adams, and made it illegal to insult the US, the Navy, Army, or the American flag. It also prohibited many other forms of speech. The League of Nations (LON) was an intergovernmental organization founded as a result of the Paris Peace Conference, and the precursor to the United Nations. At its greatest extent from 28 September 1934 to 23 February 1935, it had 58 members. The League's primary goals, as stated in its Covenant, included preventing war through collective security, disarmament, and settling international disputes through negotiation and arbitration.Other goals in this and related treaties included labour conditions, just treatment of native inhabitants, trafficking in persons and drugs, arms trade, global health, prisoners of war, and protection of minorities. The First Great Migration, as it were to be called, was a mass movement of African-Americans from the South to the North. Seeking a reprieve from oppression, many African-Americans left their lives filled with unemployment, racism, and social tension for a Northern lifestyle. Many felt threatened by what seemed to be common viewpoints on blacks in the South, as bought forth by violence by groups like the Ku Klux Klan. Encouraged by the promise of the "Roaring Twenties," they came by the thousands in hopes for jobs and better luck away from the South. While better lives were not necessarily achieved by everyone, they were mostly able to escape oppression and began to forge a new culture for themselves. Flooding into places like Harlem, New York, a revived culture emerged, marked by upbeat Jazz music that quickly took the ears of many Americans. Although reformers had been clamoring for the abolition of alcohol for decades, it was the atmosphere of World War I that finally pushed Congress to adopt this amendment. For instance, Congress strictly limited the use of provisions for manufacturing alcohol in order to feed troops overseas; this self-denial increased the wave of prohibition that was sweeping America. Furthermore, many of the main brewers in the nation were of German-descent, and discrimination against the "enemy" also fueled prohibition sentiment. Ratified on January 16, 1919, the 18th Amendment banned the manufacture, sale, and transportation of alcohol, thereby ushering in the age of government-enforced Prohibition. Unfortunately, this amendment failed rather miserably and was eventually overturned by the 21st Amendment in 1933. The Bolshevik Revolution, also called the October Revolution, overturned the interim provisional government and established the Soviet Union. The revolution, which was part of the Russian Revolution of 1917, was a much more deliberate event, orchestrated by a small group of people. The Bolsheviks, who led this coup, prepared their coup in only six months. They were generally viewed as an extremist group and had very little popular support when they began serious efforts in April 1917. By October, the Bolsheviks' popular base was much larger; though still a minority within the country as a whole, they had built up a majority of support within Petrograd and other urban centers. The Treaty of Brest Litovsk was the peace treaty signed at Brest-Litovsk by the Central Powers on March 3, 1918 with Soviet Russia that concluded hostilities between those countries in World War I. With the signing of the treaty, Russia lost the Ukraine, its Polish and Baltic territories, and Finland, which was later annulled by the Armistice. By 1917, European forces in World War I were reaching the end of their supply of manpower, meaning that the newly-entered United States would have to supply a large army that had to be raised, trained, and transported, or the whole western front would collapse. Conscription was the only answer to the need for raising an immense army with all possible speed. Wilson disliked the draft, but he eventually supported it as a disagreeable but temporary necessity. The proposed draft bill met much opposition in Congress, but six weeks after the U.S.'s declaration of war, the Conscription Act of 1917 was passed. The draft act required the registration of all males between the ages of eighteen and forty-five, and there was no option of hiring a substitute as there was in the Civil War. However, the law did exempt men in key industries, such as shipbuilding. Overall, the draft system worked effectively to muster the substantial forces necessary to effectively support the Allies. Eugene V. Debs was an American labor and political leader and five-time Socialist Party of America candidate for the American Presidency. On June 16, 1918 Debs made an anti-war speech in Canton, Ohio, protesting US involvement in World War I, and he was arrested under the Espionage Act of 1917. He was convicted and sentenced to serve ten years in prison and disenfranchised for life. While Debs had carefully guarded his speeches in an attempt to comply with the Espionage Act, the Court found he had still shown the "intention and effect of obstructing the draft and recruitment for the war." Debs went to prison on April 13, 1919. While in prison in Oregon, he ran for president in the 1920 Election for the fifth and final time, though he had lost his citizenship. The Espionage and Sedition Acts were largely repealed in 1921, and on December 25, 1921 President Warren G. Harding pardoned Debs from prison. Sets with similar termsSets found in the same folderOther sets by this creatorVerified questions
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What did the Espionage & Sedition Acts outlaw quizlet?The Espionage and Sedition Acts(1917 and 1918)allowed a citizen to be fined or imprisoned for speaking out against the government or the war effort. Benefits of these actions include streamlining war production and removing obstacles to the war effort.
What did the Espionage Act prohibit?The Espionage Act of 1917 prohibited obtaining information, recording pictures, or copying descriptions of any information relating to the national defense with intent or reason to believe that the information may be used for the injury of the United States or to the advantage of any foreign nation.
What impact did the Espionage and Sedition Acts have?The search for the enemy within the United States and the frenzy to reduce opposition to the Great War resulted in several attempts to curtail expressions, outlaw the speaking of German, and suspend the publication of any newspaper critical of the government.
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