Social Conflict and Control, Protest and Repression (USA)
| Autor: | Strauss, Lon |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2014 |
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| DOI: | 10.15463/ie1418.10281 |
| Popis: | The United States Congress passed the Espionage Act on 15 June 1917. The Act allowed the Department of Justice to prosecute any person who obstructed the war effort, whether by active sabotage or influencing others to avoid registering for the draft. The majority of the approximately 2000 cases prosecuted under the Espionage Act dealt with interfering with the draft. As the military expanded after America entered the war, so too did intelligence agencies in order to catch subversive persons and bring them to justice. However, their surveillance of the public led to conflict over interpretations of civil liberties and the establishment of a “surveillance state.” 1914-1918-Online International Encyclopedia of the First World War |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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