Under the Espionage and Sedition Acts of 1917-1918:

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The Espionage and Sedition Acts of 1917-1918 made criticism of government leaders or war policies a crime. Speaking or writing against Germany or Italy was not necessarily a crime under these Acts. While censorship did occur under these Acts, it was not mainly aimed at "middle America." Finally, martial law was not imposed on specific towns with large numbers of Germans, though there was some anti-German sentiment and discrimination during World War I.