I could be wrong, but I am pretty sure that the answer is: D, pollution.
The word to fill the blank space is "<span>Espionage".
Complete sentence is as below:
</span>During world war i, congress passed the Espionage act of 1917, which made it a crime to obstruct military recruiting.
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It was originally found in Title 50 of the U.S. Code (War) but is now found under Title 18, Crime.</span>
this question needs more support in order to be answered.
The had a little interaction with the settlers I’m pretty sure