USA HISTORY

President Wilson argued that the United States should enter the war immediately during his 1916 campaign.

(A) True

(B) ** False

Concept note-1: -Wilson cited Germany’s violation of its pledge to suspend unrestricted submarine warfare in the North Atlantic and the Mediterranean, as well as its attempts to entice Mexico into an alliance against the United States, as his reasons for declaring war.

Concept note-2: -Elected in 1912, Woodrow Wilson came into office in 1913 with what many considered a neutral stance on foreign matters. It was Wilson’s goal to keep America completely out of World War I, which began in 1914-and have the country serve as a peacemaker to other nations.

Concept note-3: -Which of these describes Wilson’s position on the war during the 1916 campaign? He hoped to avoid war but expected that the U.S. would be drawn in.