All of the Following Influenced the U

question 21

Multiple Choice

All of the following influenced the U.S. decision to enter the war against Germany EXCEPT:

• A) the overthrow of the czarist government in Russia
• B) Germany's declaration of unrestricted submarine warfare
• C) Germany's offer of an alliance to Mexico
• D) unrestricted submarine warfare by the Germans
• E) Germany's sudden breakthrough on the western front

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