How Did The First World War Change America After Ww2

When the First World War began in the summer of 1914, America chose not to get involved since they felt that it was not in their place to get involve. Despite the fact that some of the first and second generation immigrants disagreed with this, the president Woodrow Wilson emphasized that it was important for the United States to avoid taking sides, and remain “impartial in thought, as well as action.” Although America did in fact remain neutral for some time, this changed in 1917 when the German U- boat launched attacks against a merchant and military vessels that affected trade between America and Britain. When it became clear that Germany was a threat following the discovery of the Zimmerman Note, Wilson came to the realization that he had to act. Through actions of the federal government, America experienced as assault to civil liberties while various laws resulted in
To gain their trust, Wilson had to use propaganda, a task he assigned to Congress and the then Chairman of the Committee on Public Information, George Creel. During the war period, Creel recruited a variety of patriotic scholars, writers, actors and lecturers among other (a total of about 150,000) with the role of selling the war to the public. With their assigned tasks, these individuals went out influencing people to enlist in the army and creating a negative image of Germany. On the other hand, in response to any opposition and criticism, he signed the Espionage Act by Congress in 1917, which allowed the federal government the power to censor all forms of printed material. This was in addition the Act outlawed draft dodging, which further minimized any opposition. In 1918, the Sedition Act was passed, which prohibited any criticism absent the federal government as well as its leadership. This resulted in the prosecution of all who broke this law with some facing up to ten-year