HIST 2112 World War I o War between European Powers Germans Austro Hungarian empire Ottoman empire Triple Alliance British French and Russians o Trench warfare o Only way out was illness injury or death o Tanks were used for the first time Progressivism dies in this war o Some support the war Possibly able to spread progressivism around the world o Many oppose the war We shouldn t get involved with other countries before we clean up our country Isolationists and Anti Imperialists o Felt America should keep to themselves o Rich man s war poor man s fight Eugene V Debs o Spoke out against politicians starting the war but not fighting it o Did not support the war Nativism and Anti German Sentiment o Mob rules emerge o People are testing others patriotism American Protective League APL o CPI Committee of Public Information Whipped up support for the war Run by George Creel Loved speakers 4 minute men o Promoted war bonds Espionage Act of 1917 o Sedition Act of 1918 o Consider them the same o Can go to jail for 20 years or fined 20 000 for aiding the enemy or disrupting the war effort or discouraging soldiers o 1200 people go to jail Including Eugene Debs Federal prison for 3 years Runs for president from jail as the Socialist party leader Receives 1 million votes Supreme Court o Enforced the Sedition Act Red Scare o Summer 1919 o Explosive letter bombs sent to Washington DC A Mitchell Palmer and J Edgar Hoover o Palmer raids o Looking for terrorists o Determine they are overreacting Progressivism disappears for about 10 years o Revive in the New Deal
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