Why do you think both of these acts were passed during World War 1? Espionage & Sedition???

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N Mahurin · Answer 1 · 2023-02-22T10:01:37+0000

Answer: President Woodrow Wilson and Congress passed the Espionage Act of 1917 and the Sedition Act of 1918, which made any "disloyal, profane, scurrilous, or abusive language" about the US government or military, as well as any "disloyal, profane, scurrilous, or abusive language" about the US government or military, illegal.

Why do you think both of these acts were passed during World War 1? Espionage & Sedition???

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