AMERICAN IMPERIALISM 1890 1919
THE UNITED STATES IN WORLD WAR I
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Question
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Congress voted to declare war on Germany for several reasons. Which of these DID NOT contribute to Congress’s decision to declare war on Germany?
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The sinking of the Lusitania
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The Zimmerman note
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Germany’s submarine warfare
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Shared German ancestry
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-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.
Detailed explanation-2: -On September 3, 1939, in response to Hitler’s invasion of Poland, Britain and France, both allies of the overrun nation declare war on Germany.
Detailed explanation-3: -On April 2, 1917, President Woodrow Wilson delivered this address to a joint session of Congress and called for a declaration of war against Germany. The resulting congressional vote brought the United States into World War I.
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