{"id":3274,"date":"2020-10-05T18:02:49","date_gmt":"2020-10-05T22:02:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/ldst1010304f2019\/?p=3274"},"modified":"2020-10-05T18:02:49","modified_gmt":"2020-10-05T22:02:49","slug":"isa-keetley-9-7-20","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/ldst1010304f2019\/2020\/10\/05\/isa-keetley-9-7-20\/","title":{"rendered":"Isa Keetley 9\/7\/20"},"content":{"rendered":"

Zinn\u2019s chapter \u201c<\/span>War Is The Health Of The State\u201d was very interesting to me for many reasons. Something that I never knew the extent of was the suppression of people\u2019s right to free speech. Which was carried out by the Espionage Act, which prohibited people from speaking out against the war effort, as that would be considered treason.\u00a0 While I knew that during war times propaganda was common, I was unaware of the lack of regard for free speech rights. In the US at the time, many middle and lower class people, whether a part of the socialist party or not, opposed the war. Debs, a prominent man in the opposition effort said, \u201cThe master class has always declared wars; the subject class has always fought the battles\u201d (367). The sentiment of this statement was nothing new; we have seen this idea repeated throughout history. The people that opposed the war rejected the draft and were often jailed. I then ask, why was this blatant violation of the constitution allowed?<\/span><\/p>\n

Through Zinn and the Youtube video, \u201cWho started World War I\u201d I learned more about the US motivations and involvement in the war. While I did have some previous knowledge I was never certain exactly how we came to be involved in a war in which President Woodrow Wilson originally promised the US to stay neutral. Two of the main reasons for involvement were the desire to become more involved in foreign markets and the spread of capitalism. Wilson also went back on his promise to remain neutral when Germany sunk one of his ships carrying military supplies to help England. After this, Wilson joined the war effort and these anti-war protests began in the US.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Zinn\u2019s chapter \u201cWar Is The Health Of The State\u201d was very interesting to me for many reasons. Something that I never knew the extent of…<\/p>\n

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