U.S. Propaganda and Civil Liberties in World War I
At a glance:
- Series: Great Events from History: North American Series
- Categories: Government and Politics, Literature, Publishing, Social Issues, Reform, and Protest, Military History
- Subcategories: Civil Rights, Minority Rights, Minorities, Wars, Battles, World War I, Censorship, Propaganda
- Curriculum: American History 1901-1950
- Geographical Location: United States
- Date: Beginning April 13, 1917
Article abstract: Government and public action in wartime curtails civil liberties to ensure national security.
Summary of Event
On the evening of April 6, 1917, President Woodrow Wilson, in delivering his war message to Congress, said that the United States was to embark upon a crusade to “make the world safe for democracy.” Unfortunately for socialists, pacifists, German Americans, and the leadership of the Industrial Workers of the World (popularly known as the Wobblies), who opposed this intervention, the president said nothing about the...
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