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The CPI or Committee on Public Information, was the first large propaganda committee in the US. President Wilson's goal when he created this committee was to gain public support of the war through spreading propaganda.(www.mtsu.edu)

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Volunteers who read speeches that were given to them by the CPI, on various war topics. this was known as the 4 minute men man program. (www.ww1centennial.org)

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Anti-German hysteria was a radical suspicion the american people had that German Americans were spies. it was also the suppression of everything german in america. German schools were shut down and books by german authors were banned. (www.history.com)

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Propaganda played an enormous role in shaping the US opinion of the war. Most of the pictures ive shown are propaganda posters put out by the govt to, demonize the central forces, convince men to enlist, and for citizens to but war bonds. (www.bl.uk)

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The Sedition Act, which was passed in 1918, just a year after the espionage act, made it illegal to talk bad about the US govt, the military, the production of war goods, among other things. (www.history.com)

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Charles T Schenck, was tried in court for spreading anti-draft pamphlets, which goes against the sedition act. Schenck argued that the sedition act was unconstitutional, but the court ruled that words could be subject to prohibition if they present a clear threat. (www.britannica.com)

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Passed in june 1917, the espionage act made it illegal to relay information to the enemy, essentially making spying illegal. The goal of this law is obvious, it was so no one could betray the US and be protected by the law. (www.history.com)