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Read the sentence from "Wilson's War Message to Congress."It was a war determined upon as wars used to be determined upon in the old, unhappy days when peoples were nowhere consulted by their rulers and wars were provoked and waged in the interest of dynasties or of little groups of ambitious men who were accustomed to use their fellow men as pawns and tools.In this sentence, Wilson compares the German government to governments of the past. What is he hoping to convey?

A
The comparison attempts to make the German government look uncivilized and brutal.
B
The comparison makes the United States seem more suitable for war than Germany.
C
The comparison reminds the audience of how war was fought more often by emperors and kings.
D
The comparison hopes to change the way governments look at decisions of war.
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Read the paragraph from "Wilson's War Message to Congress."Gentlemen of the Congress: I have called the Congress into extraordinary session because there are serious, very serious, choices of policy to be made, and made immediately, which it was neither right nor constitutionally permissible that I should assume the responsibility of making.Wilson’s word choice in the paragraph supports the idea that

A
calling Congress into session has major consequences.
B
he is worried about making this decision on his own.
C
he understands the magnitude of the decision the country is faced with.
D
the president cannot make serious decisions without input from Congress.
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What is the best summary of the first paragraph of "How We Entered World War I"?

A
The United States was not considered a great power until it entered World War I, thus beginning its continual involvement in world affairs.
B
The Spanish-American War gave the United States a basis of power so it could enter World War I as a great power.
C
The United States entered World War I as a great power but has not influenced world affairs in the same way since.
D
The United States has always been considered a great power, despite its desire to withdraw from world affairs.

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