Analysis Of The Sedition Act Of 1918

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The origin of source one is primary, this is due to an artist trying to get the audience attention by stating “The weaker sex?”. The artist of this illustration is Chamberlain. However, you can see at the bottom of that text it says “Women’s place is in the home.” which was stated by a Anti-Suffragists. The illustration shows a Red Cross nurse bandaging a wounded soldier on a battlefield. The purpose of this image was to capture the audience attention, many men didn’t believe in women doing a man’s job. This illustration can be very controversial. The source is valuable because it can show the characteristic of the artist. The illustration is showing the women as a the weaker sex. During this time period, especially with the

This illustration was made by W.A. Rogers in 1918. The illustration shows Uncle Sam rounding-up men with different labels such as “Spy” or “Traitor”. In the background of this image you can see the United States Capitol with a flag that states “Sedition law passed”. The purpose of this source is based on the Sedition Act of 1918, which meant that you couldn’t be disloyal or profane remarks about the American Government. This is why in the illustration you can see Uncle Sam rounding-up men who are being disloyal towards the US Government. This source is very valuable because it is trying to show the audience that if anyone is being disloyal or abusive towards the US government is going to pay with imprisonment or a fine. This was directed more towards anti-war activist. This Sedition Act was added to the Espionage Act which punished people for aiding the enemy or who refused to get drafted into the World War. This source does not have any limitations, seeing this illustration you can see what the artist was trying to

The purpose of this source is share information about the sinking of the Lusitania. How the passengers in on the boat fate was in doubt. Especially to share information about who and how it was attacked. On May 7, 1915, a German Submarine fired a torpedo which sunk the Lusitania. The Germans reason for firing a torpedo was that it was equipped with ammunition. This source is valuable because The Topeka State Journal is sharing new information about the tragic event that occurred. This source accurately reflects what was going on during this time period because their tension between Great Britain and Germany. The United States didn’t want to get involve, but once Germany sunk the Lusitania which had American passengers on board. The United States entered the World War I. The limitation of this source is that it is a journal or newspaper company, which could change up the information for its audience. You don’t know if some people change up the stories for views. However, it does seem to be correct on the following information that it is sharing with the