The Home Front During WWI

The Espionage Act and the Sedition Act:

• Restricted the ability to protest war efforts

• Created new laws to stop terrorists

• Made any political belief except capitalism illegal

• Allowed the right to protest government actions

What decision did the Supreme Court make about the Espionage Act and the Sedition Act?

• They were unconstitutional

• The war draft was unconstitutional

• The war draft was constitutional

• They were constitutional

The _________ authorized a miltary draft.

• Sedition Act

• Great Migration

• Espionage Act

• Selective Service Act

The ________ banned certain printed materials.

• conscientious objectors

• Great Migration

• Sedition Act

• Selective Service Act

What was the effect of the Sedition Act?

• It limited freedom of speech.
• It created distrust of German Americans.
• It increased the size of the Army.
• It gave women the right to vote.

How did World War I change the lives of Amercian women?

• It broadened job opportunities for women.
• It delayed the extension of voting rights to women.
• It made military service mandatory for young women.
• It increased educational opportunities for women.

Historians agree that America went to war because:

• It was good for business.

• They wanted to make sure the allied nations could pay back loans.

• Germany kept attacking Americans with U-boats.

• All of these.

Immigrants from what country were suspected of being spies?

• Great Britain
• France
• Germany
• Japan

The "clear and present danger" doctrine stated in the case of Schenck v. United States had an important impact on the Bill of Rights because it

• limited the powers of the president
• placed limits on freedom of speech
• clarified standards for a fair trial
• expanded the rights of persons accused of crimes

Why did the government issue war bonds?

• To pay for the war effort
• To keep banks from closing
• to keep the stock market high
• To decrease unemployment