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What deportation occurred after Berkman and Goldman's jail sentence post 1917 draft conspiracy?

  • Deported to Germany

  • Deported to Russia

  • Deported to France

  • Extradition to United Kingdom

Answer

Deported to Russia, Emma Goldman and Alexander Berkman were among those targeted in the aftermath of the 1917 draft conspiracy. The Espionage Act of 1917, which prohibited any interference with military recruitment or the war effort, was used as the legal basis for their prosecution and eventual deportation alongside hundreds of other suspected anarchists and radicals.
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