All Flashcards
Who was Frank Little?
An IWW anti-war figure murdered for his anti-war stance.
Who was Robert Prager?
A German immigrant who was lynched during WWI.
Who was Eugene V. Debs?
A socialist leader jailed for opposing the war; convicted under the Espionage Act.
What is Xenophobia?
Fear or hatred of strangers or foreigners.
What is the 'clear and present danger' doctrine?
A limit on free speech; speech is not protected if it presents a clear and present danger to the public.
Define the Espionage Act of 1917.
Act punishing aiding the enemy, obstructing recruitment, or encouraging disloyalty.
Define the Sedition Act.
Act punishing disloyal language about the government, flag, or military.
What was the Committee on Public Information (CPI)?
The main US propaganda agency during WWI.
What was the War Industries Board?
Wartime agency that set production priorities and controlled raw materials.
What was the Food Administration?
Wartime agency that encouraged food conservation for overseas shipment.
What was the National War Labor Board?
Wartime agency that arbitrated labor disputes and improved worker conditions.
What is the Great Migration?
The movement of African Americans from the South to northern cities for jobs.
What was the Red Scare?
Post-WWI anti-communist wave in the US, fueled by the Bolshevik Revolution.
Compare the Red Scare of 1919 and McCarthyism of the 1950s.
Both were anti-communist waves in the US, but they occurred in different contexts and had different targets.
Compare the impact of WWI on civil liberties to other wartime periods.
Wars often lead to limitations on civil liberties in the US, but the specific measures and their severity vary.