CPUSH 16 February 2016 EQ Were critics of

CPUSH 16 February 2016 EQ: Were critics of World War I anti-American? Agenda: -Quick Write -Sedition Act Notes -Sedition Act DBQ To Do: -DBQ Paragraph Response: 2/17 (Tomorrow) -WWI Map Test: 2/18 (Thursday) -Research Paper 4 Pages: 3/4 You will need 1 piece(s) of paper CP US HISTORY

QUICK WRITE • What does patriotism mean to you? Do you think it’s important for people to be patriotic? Why or why not? Is it patriotic or anti-American to criticize the United States government?

WHY WAS PUBLIC OPINION ON WWI DIVIDED? • Public opinion on WWI was divided in the U. S. Some Americans: – Notably socialists, Christian pacifists, anarchists, women’s groups, unionists, and intellectuals, opposed the war. • Some pacifists believed war was immoral • Some “radicals” believed the government was entering war not to “make the world safe for democracy, ” as Wilson claimed, but rather to serve the interest of capitalists • Other Americans strongly supported U. S. entry into the war due to the Zimmerman telegram and the sinking of the Lusitania.

WHAT WAS THE IMPACT OF WILSON’S DECLARATION OF WAR? • In 1916 President Wilson won re-election on the slogan “He Kept Us Out of War. ” • After the Zimmerman telegram and unrestricted submarine warfare that threatened U. S. commercial shipping, Wilson declared war in April 1917. • Established the Committee on Public Information, a propaganda agency that galvanized public support for U. S. war aims • The Espionage Act of 1917 and the Sedition Act of 1918 suppressed anti-British, pro-German, and anti-war opinions. – Over 1, 500 people prosecuted and over 1, 000 convicted under these laws

DOCS “A” AND “B” • Thoroughly fill out the graphic organizer using Docs A and B

• Do you think Debs and Schenck were anti. American? Why or why not?

DOC “C” • Read Doc “C” and answer the questions on back of graphic organizer

• Do you think Debs and Schenck were guilty of breaking the law?

DOC “D” • Read Doc “D” and answer the following (bottom of Doc “C” questions): –What does this ruling say? –Do you agree with the ruling?

HOMEWORK (DUE TOMORROW) • Write a paragraph addressing the question: – Were critics of WWI anti-American? Include evidence drawn from at least 3 of today’s documents.