USA HISTORY

Before the United States entered World War I, direct conflicts between the United States and Germany arose due to

(A) German arrests of US citizens in Europe.

(B) German declarations of war on US allies.

(C) German spies operating in the United States.

(D) ** German attacks on ships from the United States.

Concept note-1: -On May 7, 1915, a German submarine sank the British ocean liner Lusitania, resulting in the deaths of nearly 1, 200 people, including 128 Americans. The incident strained diplomatic relations between Washington and Berlin and helped turn public opinion against Germany.

Concept note-2: -Germany’s resumption of submarine attacks on passenger and merchant ships in 1917 became the primary motivation behind Wilson’s decision to lead the United States into World War I.

Concept note-3: -War broke out in Europe in the summer of 1914, with the Central Powers led by Germany and Austria-Hungary on one side and the Allied countries led by Britain, France, and Russia on the other. At the start of the war, President Woodrow Wilson declared that the United States would be neutral.