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_________ was a 1917 Act passed after entering WWI that made it a crime to pass information that would interfere with the success of the US Armed Forces."

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Espionage Act

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United States's entry into the first World War raised many eyebrows and people started questioning the joining of war they consider to be of Europe's internal matter. With this background Espionage Act was passed on 15 June 1917 to check any voice against the war efforts.It has made it a crime for any person to pass on the information that interferes with the U.S. military forces' war proceedings or intended to help the nation's enemies.

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