President Woodrow Wilson's Request to Congress for a Declaration of War

question 126

Multiple Choice

President Woodrow Wilson's request to Congress for a declaration of war

• A) was passed without a dissenting vote.
• B) was nearly voted down in the Senate.
• C) came before Germany took any military action against the United States.
• D) took place two weeks after German submarines had torpedoed three Americans ships.
• E) was supported by Republicans but opposed by most in Wilson's own party.

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