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The Espionage and Sedition Acts of 1917-1918 mark one of the most
controversial moments in American history. Even as President
Woodrow Wilson justified US entry into World War I on the grounds
that it would "make the world safe for democracy," the act
curtailed civil liberties at home by making it illegal to speak out
against the US participation in the conflict. Supporters of the
Acts argued that these measures were necessary to protect national
security and keep in check the perceived threat of radical
activities, while opponents considered them an unjustifiable breach
of the Bill of Rights. The conflict between government powers and
civil liberties concretized by the Acts continues to resonate
today. The Espionage and Sedition Acts introduces students to this
controversial set of laws, the cultural and political context in
which they were passed, and their historical ramifications. In a
concise narrative supplemented by primary sources including court
cases, newspaper articles, and personal papers, Mitchell C.
Newton-Matza gives students of history and politics a nuanced
understanding of this key event.
The Espionage and Sedition Acts of 1917-1918 mark one of the most
controversial moments in American history. Even as President
Woodrow Wilson justified US entry into World War I on the grounds
that it would "make the world safe for democracy," the act
curtailed civil liberties at home by making it illegal to speak out
against the US participation in the conflict. Supporters of the
Acts argued that these measures were necessary to protect national
security and keep in check the perceived threat of radical
activities, while opponents considered them an unjustifiable breach
of the Bill of Rights. The conflict between government powers and
civil liberties concretized by the Acts continues to resonate
today. The Espionage and Sedition Acts introduces students to this
controversial set of laws, the cultural and political context in
which they were passed, and their historical ramifications. In a
concise narrative supplemented by primary sources including court
cases, newspaper articles, and personal papers, Mitchell C.
Newton-Matza gives students of history and politics a nuanced
understanding of this key event.
Intelligent and Honest Radicals explores the Chicago labor
movement's relationship to Illinois legal and political system
especially as seen through the eyes of the Chicago Federation of
Labor (CFL). Newton-Matza focuses on the significant era between
the great strike in 1919 and Franklin D. Roosevelt's inauguration
and the beginning of the New Deal in 1933. He brings to light a
number of victories and achievements for the labor movement in this
period that are often overlooked. Newton-Matza shows the Chicago
labor movement as a progressive agency intent on changing the
workers' world through words and peaceful actions, drawing upon
their personal experiences and ideology.
A collection of essays encompassing a wide variety of topics,
people, and events that embodied the Jazz Age, both familiar and
obscure. This volume in ABC-CLIO's social history series, People
and Perspectives, looks at one of the most vibrant eras in U.S.
history, a decade when American life was utterly transformed, often
veering from freewheeling to fearful, from liberated to repressed.
What did it mean to live through the Jazz Age? To answer this and
other important questions, the volume broadens the spotlight from
famous figures to cover everyday citizens whose lives were impacted
by the times, including women and children, African Americans,
rural Americans, immigrants, artists, and more. Chapters explore a
wide range of topics beyond the music that came to symbolize the
era, such as marriage, religion, consumerism, art and literature,
fashion, the workplace, and moreāthe full cultural landscape of
an extraordinary, if short-lived, moment in the life of a nation.
Exploring the significance of places that built our cultural past,
this guide is a lens into historical sites spanning the entire
history of the United States, from Acoma Pueblo to Ground Zero.
Historic Sites and Landmarks That Shaped America: From Acoma Pueblo
to Ground Zero encompasses more than 200 sites from the earliest
settlements to the present, covering a wide variety of locations.
It includes concise yet detailed entries on each landmark that
explain its importance to the nation. With entries arranged
alphabetically according to the name of the site and the state in
which it resides, this work covers both obscure and famous
landmarks to demonstrate how a nation can grow and change with the
creation or discovery of important places. The volume explores the
ways different cultures viewed, revered, or even vilified these
sites. It also examines why people remember such places more than
others. Accessible to both novice and expert readers, this
well-researched guide will appeal to anyone from high school
students to general adult readers. Covers locations across the
entire United States Includes photographs, illustrations, and
sidebars Serves as both an educational and research tool
From the Salem Witch Trials of 1692 to the Sandy Hook school
massacre of 2012, this two-volume encyclopedia surveys tragic
events-natural and man-made, famous and forgotten-that helped shape
American history. Tragedies and disasters have always been part of
the fabric of American history. Some gave rise to reactions that
profoundly influenced the nation. Others dominated public
consciousness for a moment, then disappeared from collective
memory. Organized chronologically, Disasters and Tragic Events
examines these moments, covering both the familiar and the obscure
and probing their immediate and long-term effects. Unlike other
works that concentrate on a particular type of disaster, for
example, weather- or medicine-related tragedies, this two-volume
encyclopedia has no such limits. Its entries range from natural
disasters, such as hurricanes and tornadoes, to civic disturbances,
environmental disasters, epidemics and medical errors,
transportation accidents, and more. The work is a perfect
supplement for history classes and will also prove of great
interest to the general reader. Covers a wide range of topics, from
the infamous to the obscure Places each event in context, giving it
deeper meaning and showing its impact Includes primary source
material from U.S. Supreme Court cases, presidential speeches,
eyewitness accounts, state and federal legislation, and federal
government investigations Brings the events it covers to life
through photos and illustrations
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