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What was the goal of the Espionage Act of 1917?

to make spying illegal

to force immigrants to leave the US

to make it illegal to say anything against the government

to stop the production of war materials

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hey there!!

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well the answer is : to make sying illegal

The Espionage Act of 1917 prohibited obtaining information, recording pictures, or copying descriptions of any information relating to the national defense with intent or reason to believe that the information may be used for the injury of the United States or to the advantage of any foreign nation.

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