HIST 2057 Chapter : ID
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Rms lusitania was a british ocean liner briefly largest passenger ship. On 7 may 1915, she was torpedoed and sunk by a german u-boat, causing the deaths of 1,198 passengers and crew; included us passengers. It promised the return of land to mexico that the u. s. had annexed. The espionage act of 1917 is a united states federal law passed on june 15, 1917, shortly after the u. s. entry into world war i. First time in 100 years that the freedom of speech would be restricted. Penalties of 20 years in prison and fines up to ,000 for interfering with military recruitment. From 1918-1920, attorney general a. mitchell palmer encourage raids that were organized by j. Edgar hoover (head of justice department radical) who went on to be the head of the fbi for. 40 years in hope to advance his presidential ambitions.
