Concept information
Preferred term
Espionage Act of 1917
Definition
- The Espionage Act of 1917 was created to protect the United States from subversive activity but was used to suppress opposition to World War I and U.S. involvement in Russia following the war. [Source: The Social History of Crime and Punishment in America: An Encylopedia; Espionage Act of 1917]
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URI
https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/Espionage_Act_of_1917
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