How the U.S. Tried to Control Rumors During World War II

Would Americans today approve of spying on one another?

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After Pearl Harbor was attacked in December 1941, the United States entered World War II. The Roosevelt Administration had to fight battles on two fronts — in the Pacific and in Europe. Surprisingly, a battle was also fought on a third front — the home front — to garner…