Why did the us congress pass the espionage act in 1917? a. to compel us citizens to enlist for draft b. to punish all us citizens of german descent c. to revoke freedom of speech and freedom of the press d. to prohibit us citizens from disclosing any information related to the war

The correct answer is D) to prohibit US citizens from disclosing any information related to the war.

The US Congress passed the Espionage Act in 1917 to prohibit US citizens from disclosing any information related to the war.

On April 6, 1917, the United States entered World War 1. Two months after that, the US Congress passed the Espionage Act: On June 15, 1917, it was signed into law by President Woodrow Wilson. The act made it federal crime any act that could interfere with the US military or that helped any enemy nation. It also stated that any individual that shared information with the enemy would be sentenced to death.

no options provided, here,but the answer to this question is often: a historian cites a japanese newspaper article published a year after the end of world war ii in order to draw conclusions about the effect of the war on the japanese economy.

clearly from the answer, the historian alludes to historical sources,and records to aid in analyzing and drawing conclusion on the effect of the war on the economy of japan.