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AssignmentMultiple Choice

Reflecting on World War I

Question 1 of 2 • Second Semester English 11

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

Answer
A
Fear of losing territory in the Southwest to Mexico was the major factor in the United States’ entry into the war.
B
A fear that democracy and freedom would suffer a terminal blow with a German victory compelled President Wilson to ask Congress to declare war.
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Damage to US international trade and economic interests was the principal reason the United States decided to go to war.
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Pressure from a public eager for war forced the president to bring the United States into World War I.
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