D. The Espionage and Sedition Acts.
Step-by-step explanation:
President Woodrow Wilson passed the Espionage and Sedition Acts in 1917. With these acts, it was against the law and was considered a crime to criticize the United States by using abusive and vile language. You also could not interfere with the United States trying to defeat Germany by stating different opinions publicly.
With the United States' involvement in World War I, many did not agree with what was happening. Some people thought that the United States should have just stayed out of it altogether, which resulted in many proving to be disloyal to the United States and its cause.
The Espionage and Sedition Acts made it illegal to say such things about the United States. You could not interfere with the United States relations with Germany by saying certain opinions or saying anything that related to being disloyal to the United States.