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Enforcing Loyalty in World War I Marieka Cober and Morgan Jedlowski

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Enforcing Loyalty in World War I. Marieka Cober and Morgan Jedlowski. Liberty Bonds. A loan to the government Americans urged to buy bonds. Gaining War Popularity. Committee on Public Information Short films, pamphlets, posters, etc. Halted negative press on war. George Creel. Media. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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Page 1: Enforcing Loyalty in World War I

Enforcing Loyalty in World War I

Marieka Cober and Morgan Jedlowski

Page 2: Enforcing Loyalty in World War I

Liberty Bonds

A loan to the government

Americans urged to buy bonds

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Gaining War Popularity

Committee on Public Information

Short films, pamphlets, posters, etc.

Halted negative press on war

George Creel

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Media

Restricted by the government

Banned anti-British, pro-German, etc. films and books

Espionage Act

Sedition Act

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Hate the Hun!

Hysteria about German spies

Germans referred to as “Huns”

Shunned the Huns

Lynching

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Nationalism

• Fear of foreigners

• 100% Americanism

• Restrictions on immigration

• Nativist beliefs

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Controlling Political Radicals

• Mostly Socialists

• IWW formed

• Vigilantes took law in their hands