During the First Years of the First World War, President

question 103

Multiple Choice

During the first years of the First World War, President Wilson and many officials within his administration

• A) began to lobby foreign governments for the creation of the League of Nations.
• B) pressured Congress to pass a resolution supporting the Allies.
• C) held anti-German views, which often translated into pro-Allied policies and weakened America's official stance as a neutral nation.
• D) secretly entered into a military alliance with Great Britain while publicly proclaiming America's neutrality.

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