World War I Homefront

The Espionage and Sedition Acts affect freedom of Speech because they

• forced restaurant owners to offer "liberty sandwiches" rather then "hamburgers"

• allowed the government to silence ideas that challenged its authority

• forced the repeal of the First Amendment

• promoted biased ideas designed to sway people's thinking

Labor leaders were targeted by the Espionage and Sedition Acts because they

• demanded better conditions for workers, even during a war crisis

• questioned whether war was right under any circumstances

• preferred the Russian system of governemnt to the American System

• refused to work in Industries that supported the war effort

What is propaganda?

• A broadway show

• to mobilze hatred against the enemy

• the bombing of enemy submarines

• collecting item to help fight for the war

True or False: General living conditions in the trenches were dirty, full of pests, and dangerous

• True

• False

Study this poster. What is the purpose of this propaganda poster?

• loan money to the government

• conserve resources/help on the homefront

• stop buying food

• get soldiers to enlist in the war

_______ is information that is used to promote a political cause or a point of view.

• Patriotism

• Passivity

• Propaganda

• Premeditation

What techniques are used in this poster? (check all that apply-there is more than one answer)

• name calling

• cathcy slogans

• emotional appeals

• scare tactics

• celebrity endorsements