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During WWI, United States government propaganda was successful at persuading some American's to support the war by capitalizing on commonly felt anxieties and prejudices toward radicals, immigrants, and pacifists, but the country was divided as the opposition to the war and conscription was widespread in the labor and socialist movements. The government passed The Espionage and Sedition Acts which were used to suppress dissent and violate civil liberties. The Americans who were influenced by jingoistic propaganda generally supported the government's power to crush dissent.
The correct answer is resentment over government controls.
During World War 1, some civilians did not support the war. in the United State, some of the groups that were not in support of the war include socialists, syndicalists, women group, Christian’s organization and those living in the rural areas.
Further Explanation
Also, during the war, most of this organization had embarked on several protests to show they were not in support of american militarism. The socialist movement believed the war could mean workers killing each other to protect the interest of their bosses.
However, some of the socialists’ movements were accused of working against the government; they were dealt with and faced the greatest state repression.
The First World War started in 1914 after Archduke Franz Ferdinand was killed. World War 1 was a conflict between the central powers and the allied powers. The central powers include Germany, Bulgaria, the Ottoman Empire, and Austria-Hungary while the allied powers include Great Britain, Russia, France, Romania, Japan, and the United States.
During World War 1, the government used propaganda to target the people in order to earn their support.
Propaganda and Mass Media were used to seek the support of the public and it was one of the tools used by the government throughout the First World War.
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