The United States decided to enter World War I in response to...?

Question

1: The United States decided to enter World War I in response to
Germany's return to unrestricted submarine warfare

France's fall to the Central Powers

the Czar's growing support in Russia

a filibuster by United States senators


2: German submarines aimed to atack ships that were carrying
weapons to the Allies

passengers to the United States

food to the Central Powers

oil to Mexico


3: At the Paris Peace Conference, President Wilson's program for peace
angered the Russians

met no resistance among the Allies

was backed only by France

underwent several changes

Answer 1

1. In recognition of the fact that both sides had depleted themselves and fresh US troops would turn the tide, whichever side they jumped in on, leaving the US as the reigning gobal power when it was over and done with.

2. Intended to point out to the US that one could not claim neutrality while feeding and army one faction to the detriment of the other, thereby forcing the US to stop its deceit or announce that it had chosen sides and entered the fray.

3. Was acceptable to everyone concerned except the US, who refused to subject itself to internation authority, causing Wilson to abandone almost all of his 23 points in order to gain approval of League of Nations. He gave up to soon on the reparations issue and his prophecy of a second war came to pass within 2 decades.

Now, go do your homework and find the documentation to prove the accuracy of all of the above. It is there, if only you put out the effort to find it.

Answer 2

There's little point in "general knowledge" type quizzes with "text-book" type answers which are a test only of an ability to remember the politically-correct answers and a total submission to political correctness.

The US, which has a very large proportion of its population of German extraction was very reluctant to get involved in either WW1 or WW2.

The general position of US policy is expressed in the thinking behind the Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine, which effectively means that whenever it's in the interests of the US the US will intervene in situations outwith the borders of the US with a view to promoting the interests of the US. The US intervened in both WW1 and WW2 when it was judged that it was in the interests of the US so to do. The excuses or reasons for so doing are an irrelevance.

It's worth noting that it's only within the last few months that the UK has finished paying the US for the "help" received in WW2.

Answer 3

I'd say number two is the closest. It was the Zimmerman note that did it officially.

Answer 4

1. c.

2. b. or c. (can't remember)

3. c.