America in the Great War

Question 1

Think about what you know about the Espionage and Sedition Acts.Now apply that to some real-world situations.Check any action that would have been outlawed by these acts.

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A labor union holds a strike at a munitions factory.; A person says that the government made a mistake by getting involved in the war.; A speaker suggests that people should stop work to protest the war.

Question 2

Which of these constitutional rights was the basis for Schenck’s and Deb’s arguments?

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the right to free speech

Question 3

The Supreme Court upheld both convictions on the grounds that

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free speech can be limited to protect the country.

Question 4

Which of these factors caused anti-immigrant feelings to run high during World War I?Check all of the boxes that apply.

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a rise in patriotism and nationalism.; differences in appearance, language, and customs among immigrants.; concern about jobs, especially when times were hard.

Question 5

Which of these factors caused anti-immigrant, anti-anarchist, and antisocialist feelings to rise in the 1910s and 1920s?Check all of the boxes that apply.

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a distrust of immigrants, who made up large parts of these groups; concerns about communism after the Russian Revolution; the growth of nativism in America; questions about the loyalty of socialists because they opposed the war

Question 6

Which of these factors could have influenced the Sacco and Vanzetti case?Check all that apply.

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prejudice or distrust toward immigrants; fear of anarchist violence; distrust of those who did not seem to fully support the government

Question 7

Which of these factors led to the Palmer Raids?Check all that apply.

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fear of communists, socialists, and anarchists; anti-immigrant feelings; laws against espionage and sedition; fear because of bombings and violence

Question 8

How did the Palmer Raids ignore Americans’ civil rights and liberties?

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Those arrested were often held without charges.

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