Executive Orders #2594 and #9066
Executive order #2594 was issued by President Woodrow Wilson in 1917. This executive order created the Committee on Public Information. It was significant because the CPI was a major key in “selling the war”. This order restricted civil liberties in the U.S. because America tried to “mask the bad aspects of the upcoming draft by advertising the war to make it seem like joining the military was the right thing to do. Most noteworthy, no one could essentially stop the promotion or the draft of the war. Executive order #9066 was issued by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1942. It was signed during WW2 to allow the Secretary of War to issue certain areas as definitive military zones. This was significant because
Executive order #2594 was issued by President Woodrow Wilson in 1917. This executive order created the Committee on Public Information. It was significant because the CPI was a major key in “selling the war”. This order restricted civil liberties in the U.S. because America tried to “mask the bad aspects of the upcoming draft by advertising the war to make it seem like joining the military was the right thing to do. Most noteworthy, no one could essentially stop the promotion or the draft of the war. Executive order #9066 was issued by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1942. It was signed during WW2 to allow the Secretary of War to issue certain areas as definitive military zones. This was significant because