The German Announcement That It Would Resume Unrestricted Submarine Warfare

question 10

Multiple Choice

The German announcement that it would resume unrestricted submarine warfare was ________ for the U.S.entry into World War I.

• A) the trigger
• B) a background cause
• C) one of the triggers
• D) a pretext

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