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<ul><li>{{#tip-text:Bolsheviks|Russian marxists led by Vladimir Lenin who seized power in the October Revolution of 1917 and renamed themselves the Communist Party of the Soviet Union; in 1903 the Bolsheviks had split with the more moderate Mensheviks who had argued for a broader socialist movement, whereas the Bolsheviks wanted a smaller party of more dedicated revolutionaries; like the later Nazis in Germany, n the Bolsheviks came to power taking a minority share of a popular vote for a government by seizing control of the majority alliance, in Russia, being the Left Socialist Revolutionaries and assorted marxist groups such as the remnants of the Menshevik party}}</ul></li> | |||
<ul><li>{{#tip-text:Espionage (1917) and Sedition (1918) Acts|the 1917 Espionage Act criminalized interference with military operations or recruitment (the draft), and is still in effect, with amendments; the 1918 Sedition Act was amended the Espionage Act to add speech offenses including "disloyal, profane, scurrilous or abusive langage" against the United States Government, including if such language was delivered by mail; the Sedition Act was unpopular and repealed in Dec., 1920. Up to that time, about 1,500 prosecutions were carried out}}</ul></li> | |||
* "He kept us out of the war" (1916) | * "He kept us out of the war" (1916) | ||
* Jones Act (1916) | * Jones Act (1916) | ||
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* Sussex Pledge (1916) | * Sussex Pledge (1916) | ||
* U-Boats | * U-Boats | ||
<ul><li>{{#tip-text:Trading with the Enemy Act of 1917|follwoing the US declaration of War }}</ul></li> | |||
* War bonds | * War bonds | ||
* War Industries Board | * War Industries Board | ||