Freedom of speech and the press ended by arrests and presidential orders. Draft of citizens. Government seizes private property. Taxes raised to support war. Hate propaganda sponsored by government, led to persecution of citizens of German descent, Irish-American, and Jews.
Vigilante groups form to lynch labor leaders and pacifists.
Espionage Act gave strict punishment to those critical of war censorship of mails. Government sponsored hate propaganda. Favored treatment for big business led to problems for smaller ones. Japanese-Americans forced into concentration camps, lost their homes and property. Labor unions lost rights.