Question

Which of the following is an example of a violation under the Espionage Act?
a. newspaper printing an article about the pacifists
c. refusing to ration food on certain days
b. magazine article updating the military movements
d. not buying war bonds to support the war

Answer 1

a. newspaper printing an article about the pacifists

The law says you were not allowed to speak bad about the government during WWI

Answer 2

Answer:

a. Newspaper printing an article about the pacifists

Explanation:

The Espionage Act (June 15, 1917) was a federal law enacted during World War I that suppressed free expression in order to prohibit US citizens from disclosing any information related to the war.

The law penalized disloyalty and any act that promoted the success of the country's enemies or interfered with the war effort, military operations or recruitment, and it prohibited publishing false reports, delivering information relating to national defense and the mailing of newspapers and magazines.

Therefore, back then, a newspaper printing an article about the pacifists was an example of a violation under the Espionage Act.