What was the goal of the Espionage Act of 1917?

The Espionage Act of 1917 was enacted during World War I to punish spying and other actions that interfered with the U.S. war effort. It also restricted certain speech and activities that obstructed military recruitment or the war effort, but it did not make all criticism of the government illegal. The best choice is “to make spying illegal.”

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