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The CPI was a committee created to sway public opinion. They worked alongside other government organizations at the time, but mainly focused on producing propaganda. The CPI was important because American spirits needed to remain good. Americans on the homefront were needed to help with the war efforts. The CPI specifically targeted these Americans, in hopes to persuade them to be pro war.
(World War One. Textbook Module, www.washougal.k12.wa.us/teacher/scott.boothby/ TextbookMODULE16.pdf. Accessed 3 Dec. 2020.)

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Everything about the war was placed on propaganda posters and had a bias toward pro war efforts. The government wanted support for Americans for the war. They encouraged victory gardens, liberty bonds, and anti-German hostility. Propaganda swayed public opinion. Everything that happened in America affected the men at war, the government knew this and used propaganda to prevent as much rebellion as possible.
(World War One. Textbook Module, www.washougal.k12.wa.us/teacher/scott.boothby/ TextbookMODULE16.pdf. Accessed 3 Dec. 2020.)

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The Espionage Act was a law created to stop a fear of spying in America. It was a law that made spying illegal. This law ended up creating negative tension towards German Americans. Many German Americans became suspects of spying and were arrested along with assaulted.
(World War One. Textbook Module, www.washougal.k12.wa.us/teacher/scott.boothby/ TextbookMODULE16.pdf. Accessed 3 Dec. 2020.)

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The American people demonstrated acts of hatred toward German immigrants. The Anti-German propaganda made the people hate anything German, and led them to think that being German or liking anything German was unpatriotic. People would refuse people jobs if they were related to Germany. People died because of this hatred, and German culture in America was greatly affected.
(World War One. Textbook Module, www.washougal.k12.wa.us/teacher/scott.boothby/ TextbookMODULE16.pdf. Accessed 3 Dec. 2020. )

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They gave heavily biased speeches to the American people. The four minute men were associated with the CPI, who were in charge of Anti-German propaganda. It led people to hate and fear Germany even more. One four minute man spoke about Germany spying on the American people. It led American to be even more pro-war. They were only given four minutes to speak so every word counted. They ended up being very abrupt and swaying public opinion heavily.
("Four Minute Men: Volunteer Speeches during World War 1." History Matters,  historymatters.gmu.edu/d/4970/. Accessed 3 Dec. 2020.)

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The Sedition Act was created because there were groups of people against the war efforts. They spoke out that they didn’t like what the government was doing and they didn’t want America to be in the war. The Sedition Act made it illegal for them to speak out against the government, and it caused a lot of controversy.
(World War One. Textbook Module, www.washougal.k12.wa.us/teacher/scott.boothby/ TextbookMODULE16.pdf. Accessed 3 Dec. 2020.)

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This poster is telling Americans to purchase a Liberty Bond. This will help the military financially in the war. This propaganda poster illustrates that American would “perish” if they didn’t purchase Liberty Bonds. It even shows the Statue of Liberty telling people they need to purchase a bond. This poster is very patriotic with the red and blue along with the drawing of the Statue of Liberty.
(Cook, Jia-Rui. "Posters That Sold World War One to the Public." Smithsonian, 28 July 2014, www.smithsonianmag.com/history/ posters-sold-world-war-i-american-public-180952179/. Accessed 3 Dec. 2020. )

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This poster is advertising the need for women in the Red Cross. In WW1 they could become nurses or receptionists. Women had a large role in the war, not just through the Red Cross, but also through working in factory jobs. Women were never on the front lines, but some were shipped overseas to care for injured soldiers. This poster is trying to convince American women to join the fight by helping the Red Cross.
(Cook, Jia-Rui. "Posters That Sold World War One to the Public." Smithsonian, 28 July 2014, www.smithsonianmag.com/history/ posters-sold-world-war-i-american-public-180952179/. Accessed 3 Dec. 2020. )

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This poster is used to get the American people in support of rationing and using victory gardens. America needed to send for overseas, that way the soldiers would have good morale and remain strong in the fight. A lot of young men were sent overseas. This poster targets the family members of these soldiers, in hopes that they will support the cause and be willing to send food overseas. The government doesn’t want the soldiers to go hungry.(Cook, Jia-Rui. "Posters That Sold World War One to the Public." Smithsonian, 28 July 2014, www.smithsonianmag.com/history/ posters-sold-world-war-i-american-public-180952179/. Accessed 3 Dec. 2020. )

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Schenck was arrested for handing out anti-war pamphlets. The case went all the way up to the Supreme court. After the court reviewed his case and trial, they declared the Sedition Act as unconstitutional. This Act violates the first amendment, specifically the freedom of speech. After this court case the Sedition Act was no longer a law.
(World War One. Textbook Module, www.washougal.k12.wa.us/teacher/scott.boothby/ TextbookMODULE16.pdf. Accessed 3 Dec. 2020.)