Chapter 223. Reflections on The Crusade for Democracy at Home, Chapter 22

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Correct. The answer is a. The author’s main point in this section of the chapter is that the United States’ involvement in World War I increased the power of the federal government, which advanced some elements of the progressive agenda on the home front, but the government’s emphases on patriotism and loyalty also suppressed American democracy and freedom.

Incorrect. The answer is a. The author’s main point in this section of the chapter is that the United States’ involvement in World War I increased the power of the federal government, which advanced some elements of the progressive agenda on the home front, but the government’s emphases on patriotism and loyalty also suppressed American democracy and freedom.

Correct. The answer is c. As evidence to support his argument that the United States’ involvement in World War I advanced some elements of the progressive agenda on the home front, the author describes the War Industries Board, which united industrial management and labor together to manage production, fulfilling progressives’ goal to nationalize the economy.

Incorrect. The answer is c. As evidence to support his argument that the United States’ involvement in World War I advanced some elements of the progressive agenda on the home front, the author describes the War Industries Board, which united industrial management and labor together to manage production, fulfilling progressives’ goal to nationalize the economy.

Correct. The answer is b. To build his argument that the United States’ mobilization for World War I restricted American freedom and democracy, the author describes the Sedition Act of 1918, which gave the government sweeping powers to punish any opinion or activity it considered “disloyal, profane, scurrilous, or abusive.” This act was used as justification to block mailing privileges for dissenting publications and close down dozens of journals, and to punish hundreds of individuals who merely criticized the government through spoken language.

Incorrect. The answer is b. To build his argument that the United States’ mobilization for World War I restricted American freedom and democracy, the author describes the Sedition Act of 1918, which gave the government sweeping powers to punish any opinion or activity it considered “disloyal, profane, scurrilous, or abusive.” This act was used as justification to block mailing privileges for dissenting publications and close down dozens of journals, and to punish hundreds of individuals who merely criticized the government through spoken language.

Correct. The answer is d. The author argues that the Committee on Public Information, which sought to suppress criticism of the war by whipping up patriotic fervor, issued posters, pamphlets, cartoons, and speeches that not only defended American freedom, but demonized the Germans.

Incorrect. The answer is d. The author argues that the Committee on Public Information, which sought to suppress criticism of the war by whipping up patriotic fervor, issued posters, pamphlets, cartoons, and speeches that not only defended American freedom, but demonized the Germans.

Correct. The answer is c. The author argues that, due to soaring membership in the National American Woman Suffrage Association (NAWSA) during World War I, Wilson finally gave his support to suffrage, calling the proposed Nineteenth Amendment to the Constitution “vital to the winning of the war.”

Incorrect. The answer is c. The author argues that, due to soaring membership in the National American Woman Suffrage Association (NAWSA) during World War I, Wilson finally gave his support to suffrage, calling the proposed Nineteenth Amendment to the Constitution “vital to the winning of the war.”

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