Ch. 6.3A Lesson Review

• Germany was the enemy which meant.....

  • German Americans 'looked down' on

    • property vandalized

    • people arrested

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Why would people do this to fellow Americans?

• IWW did not support the war

• Thought that the war supported 'big' business (wealthy companies)

• Espionage Act (1917).....

  • post office office could ban magazines and newspapers

  • fine/jail time for interfering with the draft

  • could not interfere with the war effort

• Sedition Act (1918)....

• could not interfere with war effort

• could not insult (or encourage): government, flag, constitution, military

• Farmers, loggers and food companies benefited

• Logging and shipbuilding became the 2nd largest industry in our state