Military leaders wanted to maintain the illusion of a single powerful leader
it is asking to explain one way that scholarly disciples not recorded in history have contributed the perspectives explained by Diamond. (who im presuming is the author)
The larger goal was uniting Americans around the war effort.
Cracking down on dissent would be a negative action in support of the larger, positive goal the government sought. The government wanted a fully united public in support of the war, and so it put out the message that that freedom of speech might have its limits in times of war.
Im pretty sure it’s D) if not that’s it’s B