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Sedition refers to speech or text that is trying to incite a rebellion against a government or leader. Espionage means spying on a person or country to obtain information.

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Propaganda

Once America became involved in WWI, President Wilson issued a nationwide campaign to get as much support for the war effort as possible. President Wilson formed a committee to create and distribute propaganda to accomplish that task. Propaganda are media messages that are meant to influence people to think or do something. Classic examples of Wilson's propaganda campaign included posters encouraging men to enlist in the army, people to buy war bonds, and women to grow victory gardens.

Rationing food was important to ensure the U.S. was producing enough food to send to Europe for soldiers to consume. It became common for Americans to practice "Wheatless Mondays and Wednesdays" and "Meatless Tuesdays" with bread and meat being the highest in demand for soldiers. Another common practice was growing "victory gardens." These were small gardens in backyards so that families could produce their own fruits and vegetables. This way, farmers could produce more for soldiers.