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Becoming a World Power through the Great War. Repression of Civil Liberties. The repression of civil liberties was a response to the widespread fear of foreigners, spies, and sabotage in the United States . Record 2 questions that you have about this statement.
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Becoming a World Power through the Great War Repression of Civil Liberties
The repression of civil liberties was a response to the widespread fear of foreigners, spies, and sabotage in the United States. • Record 2 questions that you have about this statement. • Discuss your questions with your shoulder partner • Discuss your shoulder partner’s questions with your face partner • Be prepared to share your discussion with the class
Enforcing Loyalty • Espionage Act • What were the provisions? • How did it enforce loyalty? • Sedition Act • What were the provisions? • How did it enforce loyalty?
Anti-German Attitudes • Read and annotate “The Treatment of German Americans” looking for evidence of anti-German attitudes
The repression of civil liberties was a response to the widespread fear of foreigners, spies, and sabotage in the United States. Use evidence from today’s documents to answer the questions you generated.