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.
The south used these laws to prevent African Americans from voting although it backfired since many of the white southerners didn't have money or much education either.
Answer:
1947 – 1991
Explanation:
In 1945, one major war ended and another began. The Cold War lasted about 45 years. There were no direct military campaigns between the two main antagonists, the United States and the Soviet Union.
They built the military up and started becoming allies with Germany
