- how private business worked with government
- how much control the president gained over the economy
- the Espionage and Sedition Acts
The war affected government power in many ways. First of all, the way that private businesses were ran changed. Instead of taking the risk of being totally taken over by the government during war, for example food administrations, private businesses came to many agreements with the government. The more that the economy focused on the war effort, the better off they were. Because industries weren't just dealing with their normal customers and were now dealing with war efforts, the government felt that they had to take over and process everything, expanding greatly. As for the president, the war affected his power very much. Due to the fact that World War I was such a conflict, the president gained power over the economy to fix and to regulate prices on certain war-related industries, which was even nationalized. Lastly, the war affected the government power because of the Espionage and Sedition Acts. With the Espionage and Sedition Acts a person could be fined up to $10,000 and sentenced to 20 years in prison for interfering with the war effort and government, whether they were disloyal, disrespectful or abusive about any matter.
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