When President Wilson said the United States would be going to war to make the world "safe for democracy", how did his critics respond to that reasoning!?Www@QuestionHome@Com
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Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: To stop defeatism at home, Wilson pushed the Espionage Act of 1917 and the Sedition Act of 1918 through Congress to suppress anti- British, pro-German, or anti-war opinions!. He welcomed socialists who supported the war, such as Walter Lippmann, but would not tolerate those who tried to impede the war or, worse, assassinate government officials, and pushed for deportation of foreign-born radicals!. Over 170,000 US citizens were arrested during this period, in some cases for things they said about the president in their own homes!. Citing the Espionage Act, the U!.S!. Post Office refused to carry any written materials that could be deemed critical of the U!. S!. war effort!. Some sixty newspapers were deprived of their second-class mailing rights!. after all this u wouldn't expect a critic with half a brain to speak anything out, would you!?!?lolWww@QuestionHome@Com |