How Did William Jennings Bryan React to President Wilson's Threat

question 56

Multiple Choice

How did William Jennings Bryan react to President Wilson's threat to break diplomatic relations with Germany?

• A) Bryan resigned,feeling the president was too cautious in a time of war.
• B) Bryan resigned because he felt the president had placed the U.S.on a collision course with Germany.
• C) Bryan offered public support for the president's decision to break diplomatic relations with Germany.
• D) Bryan switched his allegiance to the Republican party because more Republicans than Democrats opposed going to war.

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