The United States' total cotton output tripled between 1816 and 1826. Cotton continued to rise in value as the nation's primary export, and by 1836, would make up two-thirds of all American exports in terms of value.
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The law was extended on May 16, 1918, by the Sedition Act<span> of 1918, actually a set of amendments to the </span>Espionage Act<span>, which prohibited many forms of speech, including "any disloyal, profane, scurrilous, or abusive language about the form of government of the United States ... or the flag of the United States</span>
For example, other countries that wanted higher control of various regions started investing in other aspects of warfare such as aircraft building which was not covered in the conference. Japan for example started annexing territory in order to ensure greater control over the Pacific region which was also not forbidden by the conference.