Antonio Angel Hernandez - WWI Guided Notes - Freedom of Speech PDF

Warm-Up Freedom of Speech and the War
A Country at War
Think about what American life was like in 1918, during .
• Americans were making for the war.
• was running high.
• Many Americans anyone who wasn’t participating.
What Wasn’t Allowed

LOOK AHEAD
During World War I, the government banned:
• speaking out the government.
• the war.
• protesting the or discouraging people from serving in the
military.
• acting in a way that military actions.
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Emma Goldman (1869–1940)
• who protested the war and the draft
• Faced restrictions on her freedom of
• Participated in and anarchist groups
• Was and deported
During World War I, other Americans her experiences.
Lesson Objectives
By the end of this lesson, you should be able to:
• Explain how the Espionage and Sedition Acts were used to
free speech and to American citizens.
• Evaluate the reasons for the development of ,
anti-socialist, and sentiments after
World War I.
• Describe the effects of the .
W Words to Know
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Fill in this table as you work through the lesson. You may also use the glossary to
help you.
a person who believes is harmful and

anarchist
espionage the act of
the belief that are to

nativism
“established” Americans
sedition the encouraging of to the government
Instruction Freedom of Speech and the War
? Lesson
Question
Slide
2 Espionage and Sedition in World War I
Espionage is the act of .
Sedition is the act of resistance to the government.
During World War I, the Espionage and Sedition Acts were created to
spying and opposition to the government.
The Espionage and Sedition Acts
The Espionage and Sedition Acts made many acts , including:
• supporting or sharing with enemies in time of war.
• saying anything against the , the flag, or the
military.
• with military recruitment or the performance of
military duty.
• stopping the production of war materials.
Doing, promoting, or suggesting any of these activities the
law.
Slide
2 Enforcing the Espionage and Sedition Acts
The government was given the power to enforce these acts.
• The general could stop any that he
believed violated the act.
x`
• People could be or .
4 Charles Schenck (b. 1878)
• Was a secretary and leader in the
• Created that encouraged drafted men in
the military
• Was for violating the Espionage Act
• Was convicted and sentenced to in prison
Slide
4 Schenck and Free Speech
Schenck’s lawyers took his case to the Supreme Court in Schenck v. the United
States. They argued that:
• the Espionage Act was .
• Schenck was exercising his x` right to free
speech.
Verdict: The law was constitutional, and free speech has .
The Debs Case
Eugene Debs was a organizer and .
He opposed the US entering the war.
• He gave an speech praising people who
to serve in the military.
• He went to for violating the Espionage Act.
Slide
4 Debs and Free Speech

Just as in Schenck’s case, Debs and his lawyers took their case to the Supreme
Court.
Debs’ lawyers argued that:

x`
• the was unconstitutional.
• Debs was exercising his First Amendment right to .
Verdict: Debs was found , and the law was upheld.
6 War Protests in American History

REAL-WORLD CONNECTION
World War I was not the only time Americans would try to use their First
Amendment rights to protest the war.
In the 1960s, opposition to the war in grew.
• Students held demonstrations on college campuses. People marched on
Washington, DC.
• In 1969, a court decision said that should be
upheld, even in the time of war, unless it created a real and immediate
danger.
The Second Gulf War started in 2003. With it came protests.
• These protests were not as widespread as those during Vietnam, but
criticism of the government, especially the president, was widespread.
Slide
8 Immigration Waves and Limits
1901 1917
Anarchist Exclusion Act Immigration Act of 1917

banned anarchists from restricted
. immigration
1900 1903 1906 1909 1912 1915 1918 1921 1924 1927 1930
x`
1921
Emergency Quota
Act limited the
number of
immigrants from
country.
Nativism during and after the War
A common issue during World War I was nativism, or feelings of
toward people who are not native citizens.
• Distrust of grew because of the war.
• Hard times led to fears that immigrants would .
• Differences in and ideas were targeted.
Slide
10 Anarchists
Anarchists believe that government is and unnecessary.
Anarchists in the early 1900s were:
• often immigrants.
x`
• believed to support acts.
Socialists
Socialists believe that should share property for everyone’s
In the United States, socialists:
• were connected to groups.
• included many .
• the war.
Slide
12 Anarchist Bombings
• In June 1919, rocked seven US cities.
• were responsible.
• One bomb targeted Attorney General A. Mitchell .

x`
These events made many Americans of anarchists.
Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti (1891–1927) and (1888–1927)
Two immigrant anarchists, Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti, were convicted
of .
They:
• emigrated from in 1908.
• left the US to avoid the .
• were charged and of a double murder.
Slide
12 Did Sacco and Vanzetti get a fair trial?
Their case captured America’s attention and raised a .
• Eyewitnesses couldn’t on what happened.
• Evidence wasn’t completely .

x`
• Key people who took part in the case were against
anarchists and immigrants, especially Italians.
Anti-immigrant and anti-anarchist feelings may have
influenced their trial.
15 The Russian Revolution
Russia suffered many during World War I.
After the Russian stepped down, people were upset that Russia
in the war.
The revolted and took power in 1917.
Americans feared that a similar revolution could happen in the US.
Slide
15 The First Red Scare: 1917–1920
Fear about the

Fear of foreign The
Revolution
x`
The Red Scare was a fear of .
A. Mitchell Palmer (1872–1936)
• Named by President Wilson in 1919
• Used the Espionage and Acts to groups
• Feared that a by communists and anarchists could
the government
Slide
15 The Palmer Raids
Palmer launched raids against groups, often
complete evidence.
The raids began in November 1919.
• x`
were arrested.
• Many were detained or .
17 The Palmer Raids and Civil Liberties
Raids often civil liberties.
• Often, no were used.
• Many people were arrested and without charges.
In response, the American Civil Liberties was created in .
Summary Freedom of Speech and the War
How was loyalty to the United States defined and enforced during
? Lesson
Question and after World War I?
Answer
Slide
Review: The Espionage and Sedition Acts
2
During World War I, acts that were included:
• supporting in time of war
• against the government and the war
• with the draft and war industries
Charles and Eugene were convicted under these laws.
They argued that the laws violated the right to .
The Supreme Court ; they upheld the laws.
Slide
2 Review: Suspicion of Immigrants, Socialists, and Anarchists
Some people were suspicious of immigrants and during and
immediately World War I.
Patriotism and nativism led to a of immigrants.
Many Americans feared foreign ideas, including and
Anarchist made Americans distrust anarchists.
Review: The Palmer Raids
Fear of
The Red
Revolution Scare
ideas
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Warm-Up Freedom of Speech and the War

Think about what American life was like in 1918, during .

• Americans were making for the war.

• was running high.

• Many Americans anyone who wasn’t participating.

What Wasn’t Allowed

During World War I, the government banned:

• speaking out the government.

• protesting the or discouraging people from serving in the

• acting in a way that military actions.

Emma Goldman (1869–1940)

• who protested the war and the draft

• Faced restrictions on her freedom of

• Participated in and anarchist groups

• Was and deported

During World War I, other Americans her experiences.

By the end of this lesson, you should be able to:

• Explain how the Espionage and Sedition Acts were used to

free speech and to American citizens.

• Evaluate the reasons for the development of ,

anti-socialist, and sentiments after

• Describe the effects of the .

a person who believes is harmful and

espionage the act of

the belief that are to

sedition the encouraging of to the government

2 Espionage and Sedition in World War I

Espionage is the act of .

Sedition is the act of resistance to the government.

spying and opposition to the government.

The Espionage and Sedition Acts

The Espionage and Sedition Acts made many acts , including:

• supporting or sharing with enemies in time of war.

• saying anything against the , the flag, or the

• with military recruitment or the performance of

• stopping the production of war materials.

Doing, promoting, or suggesting any of these activities the

2 Enforcing the Espionage and Sedition Acts

The government was given the power to enforce these acts.

• The general could stop any that he

believed violated the act.

4 Charles Schenck (b. 1878)

• Was a secretary and leader in the

• Created that encouraged drafted men in

• Was for violating the Espionage Act

• Was convicted and sentenced to in prison

4 Schenck and Free Speech

States. They argued that:

• the Espionage Act was .

• Schenck was exercising his x` right to free

Verdict: The law was constitutional, and free speech has .

The Debs Case

Eugene Debs was a organizer and .

He opposed the US entering the war.

• He gave an speech praising people who

to serve in the military.

• He went to for violating the Espionage Act.

4 Debs and Free Speech

Debs’ lawyers argued that:

• Debs was exercising his First Amendment right to .

Verdict: Debs was found , and the law was upheld.

6 War Protests in American History

In the 1960s, opposition to the war in grew.