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Warm-up • Write a paragraph responding to the following question: “Should a country’s government be allowed to take away some civil liberties or rights of its citizens in times of war?” 7 sentences ANTI-WAR SENTIMENT, CIVIL LIBERTIES & GOVERNMENT RESPONSE Opposition • The Government created the Committee on Public Information (CPI) to educate the public and pass on information about the war • People were still opposed to the war • Dodging the draft • Conscientious objectors • Alvin York • Women’s International League for Peace Government Cracks Down on Dissent • Authorities took people who worked against the goal of winning the war very seriously • Espionage Act 1917 • Up to 20 year imprisonment & $10,000 fine for anyone found guilty of aiding the enemy, obstructing recruitment or causing insubordination in the armed forces • Sedition Act 1918 • Amendment to Espionage act, outlawed any “disloyal, profane, scurrilous or abusive language” intended to cause contempt, scorn toward the government, Constitution, or flag • Bureau of Investigation-Justice Department • After the war Federal Bureau of Investigation Cases-1919 • Schenk v. United States • Charles Schenk mailed pamphlets urging men to resist conscription • Created the “clear and present danger” doctrine • Debs v. United States • Guilt of Eugene Debs for antiwar speech • Abrams v. United States • Four Russian immigrants printed pamphlets denouncing American intervention in Russian Revolution Changes in Society • Americans experienced new burst of patriotism. • Many Americans attack symbols of German culture; discriminated against German Americans • Hamburgers- “liberty steaks” • Made to give up speaking German • Women and African Americans find new roles in war economy. • African Americans move north in Great Migration to work in military industry • Women find jobs in manufacturing plants building military equipment • Mexicans came across the border to find jobs—many stayed in California and formed barrios (Hispanic neighborhoods) • Labor strife reached a new high • Shipyards in Seattle; policemen in Boston; 350,000 steelworkers demanded 8-hour day and wage increases Activity: