President Wilson's Response to the Sinking of the Lusitania

question 29

Multiple Choice

President Wilson's response to the sinking of the Lusitania:

• A)was to sever diplomatic ties with Germany.
• B)included a speech in which he said that if Germany was responsible for the killing of any more Americans,a state of war would exist between the United States and Germany.
• C)was conciliatory.
• D)was a series of notes demanding that Germany stop such actions and pay reparations.
• E)was to ask Congress immediately to declare war.

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