Which Statement Best Summarizes President Woodrow Wilson's Decision to Declare

question 86

Multiple Choice

Which statement best summarizes President Woodrow Wilson's decision to declare war on Germany during World War I?

• A) Although committed to U.S. neutrality, Wilson also believed that America had a special mission as the world's most enlightened nation.
• B) Wilson had been staunchly neutral on the conflict until news of the Zimmermann telegram prompted him to declare war on Germany.
• C) Wilson had promised Americans that he would stay out of the war, but his main concern was American business interests in Europe.
• D) Wilson was a staunchly neutral pacifist, but public pressure and calls for war made it impossible for him to stay out of the war by 1917.

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