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War on the Home Front Espionage & Sedition Acts Slide 2 Answer ONE of the following: What does patriotism mean to you? Do you think its important for people to be patriotic? Why or why not? Is it unpatriotic or anti-American to criticize the United States government? Slide 3 Fear of spying, sabotage & dissent motivated Congress to pass the Espionage & Sedition Acts. The federal court case Schenk v. United States upheld the Sedition Act in cases that created a clear and present danger. Slide 4 1. What did President Wilson do to promote patriotism and restrict dissent during WWI? 2. Do you think these were necessary decisions? Slide 5 Capitalist TYRANTS! LONG LIVE Freedom of Speech! Were Debs and Schenk anti-American? Why or why not? Slide 6 Targeted labor unions and Socialists Sedition Act Year: 1918 Cannot say anything disloyal or profane about the government Espionage Act Year: 1917 Penalties for spying, sabotage and obstruction of the war effort Slide 7 Guilty?!?! WHAT?!?! Do you think Debs and Schenck broke the law? Slide 8 Guilty?!?! Do you agree with the ruling? Slide 9 WERE CRITICS OF WWI ANTI-AMERICAN? Slide 10 Check Out One thing you learned today with DETAILS!!!