WORLD HISTORY

HISTORY

WORLD WAR I AND THE RUSSIAN REVOLUTION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Who was president of the United States during World War I?
A
Abraham Lincoln
B
Theodore Roosevelt
C
Bill Clinton
D
Woodrow Wilson
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Woodrow Wilson was the President of USA during World War 1. During World War, he decided to keep USA neutral by not supporting either of the two fronts. However later on in 1917 when Germany sank their ships, he called on Congress and declared war against Germany.

Detailed explanation-2: -On July 10, 1919, the president of the United States, for the first time since 1789, personally delivered a treaty to the Senate. This was no ordinary treaty; it was the Treaty of Versailles, ending World War I and establishing the League of Nations.

Detailed explanation-3: -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.

Detailed explanation-4: -Wilson took direct personal control of American foreign policy, which he believed was constitutionally mandated. He personally attended meetings and negotiations and penned his approval of the Terms of Peace and the Covenant of the League of Nations.

Detailed explanation-5: -In this January 8, 1918, address to Congress, President Woodrow Wilson proposed a 14-point program for world peace. These points were later taken as the basis for peace negotiations at the end of World War I.

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