Multiple Choice: The Espionage Act (1917) and the Sedition Act (1918) were

Question

used by President Wilson's administration during World War I to (1 point)
A) remove Communists from government positions.
B) silence critics of the war front.
C) place German Americans in interment camps.
D) discourage congressional support for the war effort.

Answer 1

B) silence critics of the war front.