USA HISTORY

What year did the US declare war on Germany and enter World War I?

(A) 1914

(B) ** 1917

(C) 1918

(D) 1920

Concept note-1: -1) On April 6, 1917, Congress approved a resolution declaring war with Germany. The Senate approved the resolution by a vote of 82-6 on April 4, 1917.

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

Concept note-3: -The entry of the United States was the turning point of the war, because it made the eventual defeat of Germany possible. It had been foreseen in 1916 that if the United States went to war, the Allies’ military effort against Germany would be upheld by U.S. supplies and by enormous extensions of credit.

Concept note-4: -U.S. Enters World War I On April 6, 1917, the United States formally declared war against Germany and entered the conflict in Europe.