How were civil liberties curtailed in the perceived interest of national security during World War I?
What will be an ideal response?
Answer: The ideal answer should include:
1. The Committee on Public Information (CPI) was formed to mobilize support for the war. The CPI worked out a system of censorship with the press.
2. The Espionage Act of 1917 imposed long prison sentences on persons who were thought to have acted in a disloyal manner.
3. The Sedition Act of 1918 imposed harsh penalties for criticism of the government, flag, or armed services.
4. Conservatives used the war as an opportunity to crush American socialism.
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a. true b. false
Westernization and Orientalism would seem to have been diametrically opposed, yet both were used to advance British rule in India. Explain
What will be an ideal response?
Shah Abbas revitalized the Safavid regime by all of the following means EXCEPT
A) increasing the use of gunpowder weapons. B) making land grants to qizilbash officers. C) expelling the Portuguese from Hormuz. D) forging alliances with the Ottomans against Europeans. E) promoting trade with other lands.