What rationale was given for the espionage and sedition acts passed during world war i?

Explanation:

The Espionage Act was fortified by the Sedition Act, which forced correspondingly cruel punishments on anybody discovered blameworthy of putting forth false expressions that meddled with the arraignment of the war; annoying or mishandling the U.S. government, the banner, the Constitution or the military; disturbing against the creation of fundamental war materials; or supporting, instructing or shielding any of these demonstrations.

an economic reason that the south needed a reconstruction plan is that plantations, factories, and other businesses were destroyed during the war.