USA HISTORY

What was the M.A.I.N. reason the United States entered World War I?

(A) militarism, Americanism, industrialization and nationalism

(B) ** militarism, alliances, imperialism and nationalism

(C) militarism, alliances, isolationism and nationialism

(D) militarism, Americanism, isolationism and nationalism

Concept note-1: -The immediate cause of World War I that made the aforementioned items come into play (alliances, imperialism, militarism, and nationalism) was the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary.

Concept note-2: -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-3: -Americans entered the war in 1917 by declaring war on Germany. This was due to the attack on Lusitania, the unrestricted submarine warfare on American ships heading to Britain, and Germany encouraging Mexico to attack the USA.