Reflecting on World War I Answers

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Identify a central idea of the selection from “How We Entered World War I.”

Fear of losing territory in the Southwest to Mexico was the major factor in the United States’ entry into the war.

A fear that democracy and freedom would suffer a terminal blow with a German victory compelled President Wilson to ask Congress to declare war.

Damage to US international trade and economic interests was the principal reason the United States decided to go to war.

Pressure from a public eager for war forced the president to bring the United States into World War I.

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Which of the following statements best summarizes the author’s viewpoint about Wilson’s hesitancy and final decision to enter World War I?

Wilson didn’t think that the outcome of the war would affect the United States.

Wilson had no choice once the Germans engaged in acts of hostility toward the United States.

Wilson wanted to avoid angering Americans of German descent.

Wilson was naive in believing that there could be peace without military victory.

What is the author’s viewpoint?

The United States went to war in 1917.

The United States won the war.

The war created a new illusion.

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