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Tylar Krantzman
on Oct 09, 2024
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How did the Committee on Public Information present its message to encourage Americans to remain loyal and support the war effort?
A) The Creel Committee often relied on veiled threats.
B) The CPI frequently invoked the Alien and Sedition Acts.
C) The CPI rhetoric commonly tried to pit immigrants against native-born Americans.
D) The CPI packaged its appeals in the language of social cooperation and an expanded democracy.
E) The Creel Committee combined its patriotic appeals with advertisements for special bargains on household goods.
Alien and Sedition Acts
A series of laws passed in 1798 by the Federalist Congress aimed at protecting the United States from foreign influence and sedition, criticized for restricting freedom of speech.
Immigrants
Individuals who move from their country of origin to live permanently in a foreign country.
- Examine the role of propaganda and the molding of public perception during World War I via organs like the Committee on Public Information.
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- Examine the role of propaganda and the molding of public perception during World War I via organs like the Committee on Public Information.