WORLD WAR I
CAUSES AND COURSE OF THE WAR
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Question
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Why did the United States decide to enter World War I?
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The United States had suffered economically from European sanctions.
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A European nation had taken aggressive actions against the United States.
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The U.S. president was obligated to fulfill election campaign promises.
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Communist activities among U.S. immigrants were threatening the country.
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Germany’s resumption of submarine attacks on passenger and merchant ships in 1917 became the primary motivation behind Wilson’s decision to lead the United States into World War I.
Detailed explanation-2: -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.
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