The Sedition Act extended the Espionage Act of 1917 and was enacted on May 16, 1918 to cover a broader range of offenses, notably speech and the expression of opinion that cast the government or ...

The Sedition Act of 1918. In 1918, Congress responded to concerns that the country’s wartime efforts in World War I could be compromised by political dissidents.

MAY 14-16, 1918: CZECH LEGION REVOLTS, SEDITION ACT PASSES. One of the most amazing stories of the First World War, and military history, began on May 14, 1918, in the Siberian city of Chelyabinsk.