AMERICAN IMPERIALISM 1890 1919
THE UNITED STATES IN WORLD WAR I
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Question
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At the beginning of World War I, President Woodrow Wilson followed a traditional United States foreign policy (since President Washington) by
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refusing to permit trade with either side in the conflict
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sending troops to Great Britain
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d eclaring American neutrality
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r equesting an immediate declaration of war against the aggressors
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -As World War I erupts in Europe, President Woodrow Wilson formally proclaims the neutrality of the United States, a position that a vast majority of Americans favored, on August 4, 1914.
Detailed explanation-2: -At the start of the war, President Woodrow Wilson declared that the United States would be neutral. However, that neutrality was tested and fiercely debated in the U.S.
Detailed explanation-3: -He promised that the United States would fight to ensure democracy, self-government, the rights and liberties of small nations, and help establish an international peace organization that would end war forever.
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