HISTORY 40A Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: African-American History, Speakeasy, Roaring Twenties
30 Jan 2014
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Committee on public information during world war i. What: an independent agency of the government of the us, created to influence us public opinion regarding american participation in wwi, create enthusiasm for the war effort and enlist public support against foreign attempts to. 1917 to 1919 undercut america"s wartime: under president woodrow wilson; established through executive order 2594 in 1917, used newsprint, newspapers, radio, telegraph, cable and movies to broadcast message, recruited over 75,000 volunteers, disestablished in 1919 by wilson. Espionage and sedition acts of 1917 and 1918. 1917: individuals from expressing or publishing opinions that would interfere with the. U. s. military"s efforts to defeat germany and its allies. 1918: illegal to write or speak anything critical of american involvement of the war. What: one of the peace treaties at the end of wwi, ended the state of war between germany and the allied powers; signed in 1919. Significance: made a foundation for united nations.
