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Read the paragraph from "Wilson's War Message to Congress."On the 3rd of February last I officially laid before you the extraordinary announcement of the Imperial German Government that on and after the 1st day of February it was its purpose to put aside all restraints of law or of humanity and use its submarines to sink every vessel that sought to approach either the ports of Great Britain and Ireland or the western coasts of Europe or any of the ports controlled by the enemies of Germany within the Mediterranean.By using the full title of the German government, Wilson most likely hopes to

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impart a negative connotation of the German government to support his argument for war.
B
give clear and concise information, without leaving out important facts, as he addresses Congress.
C
make himself sound official and trustworthy as he is addressing Congress.
D
evoke fear in the members of Congress so they will declare war on Germany.
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Which statement best summarizes "Wilson's War Message to Congress"?

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Wilson presents Congress with a clear argument for war against Germany, which includes an outline for implementation.
B
Wilson urges Congress to declare war by presenting a case against Germany.
C
Wilson presents a case to Congress for entering World War I based on the desire to retaliate against Germany.
D
Wilson explains the support needed from Congress to successfully enter World War I.
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How does President Wilson organize paragraph 8 of "Wilson's War Message to Congress"?It is a distressing and oppressive duty, gentlemen of the Congress, which I have performed in thus addressing you. There are, it may be, many months of fiery trial and sacrifice ahead of us. It is a fearful thing to lead this great peaceful people into war, into the most terrible and disastrous of all wars, civilization itself seeming to be in the balance. But the right is more precious than peace, and we shall fight for the things which we have always carried nearest our hearts—for democracy, for the right of those who submit to authority to have a voice in their own governments, for the rights and liberties of small nations, for a universal dominion of right by such a concert of free peoples as shall bring peace and safety to all nations and make the world itself at last free. To such a task we can dedicate our lives and our fortunes, everything that we are and everything that we have, with the pride of those who know that the day has come when America is privileged to spend her blood and her might for the principles that gave her birth and happiness and the peace which she has treasured. God helping her, she can do no other.

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He details events in chronological order.
B
He describes a clear cause-and-effect situation.
C
He compares and contrasts his reluctance to go to war.
D
He states a main idea and offers details to make his point.
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Read the excerpt from "How We Entered World War I."Nothing that Wilson said about the danger to democracy could not have been said all along. For that cause we could have gone to war six months or a year or two years earlier, with incalculable effect on history. Except for the proof of hostility in the resumed submarine campaign and the Zimmermann telegram, our cause would have been as valid, but we would then have been fighting a preventive war—to prevent a victory by German militarism with its potential danger to our way of life—not a war of no choice. Instead, we waited for the overt acts of hostility which brought the war to us...The author's word choice gives the reader a sense that

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the threat to democracy should have been enough motivation for the United States to enter the war.
B
the United States was incorrect in waiting for a hostile act from Germany.
C
the United States did not have a justifiable reason to go to war earlier.
D
the entry of the United States into World War I was justified, and the timing was accurate.
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Based on "How We Entered World War I," which detail explains why the sinking of the Lusitania led the United States to enter World War I?

A
The Lusitania carried ammunition as well as nonmilitary passengers.
B
The Germans began using submarine warfare.
C
The ship was torpedoed without warning.
D
Of the 1,195 passengers killed, 124 were from the United States.
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Read the sentence from "How We Entered World War I."The belief in our safe isolation was reinforced by Wilson, who, bent on pursuing the New Freedom through domestic reform, was irritated by the threatened interference with his program from over seas.Based on the author's word choice, which statement best explains what the author is suggesting in this sentence?

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The phrase "safe isolation" supports the belief that Wilson was doing the right thing by staying out of the war.
B
The use of the word "irritated" indicates that Wilson was not a strong supporter of the war.
C
The phrase "bent on pursuing" suggests Wilson was unaware of the looming war.
D
The phrase "threatened interference” indicates that Wilson was able to intimidate Germany by threatening to enter the war.
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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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Which statement best describes the main idea of paragraph 5, which begins “For Wilson,” in "How We Entered World War I"?

A
Once the people of the United States realized that the war would carry on, they became more involved.
B
The economy of the United States improved greatly after the ban on trade was removed.
C
Wilson presented a case for entering World War I based on the desire to retaliate against Germany.
D
The people of the country sided with the Allies long before the United States entered the war.
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What does the repetition of the word "neutral" throughout "How We Entered World War I" emphasize?

A
the author's lack of bias in researching the events that led the United States to enter World War I
B
the stance taken by the United States in its attempt to remain isolated from World War I
C
the fact that Wilson was unable to mobilize the United States into entering World War I
D
how a reader must view the facts presented in this account of the history of World War I
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Read the excerpt from "How We Entered World War I."In the midst of it came the revelation of the telegram from German Foreign Minister Arthur Zimmermann inviting Mexico into alliance as a belligerent. As a scheme to keep U.S. forces occupied on their own border, it offered to help Mexico regain her lost territories of Texas, Arizona, and New Mexico.The author most likely uses the word "scheme" to

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explain to the reader that acts of war are carefully planned and executed.
B
point out the anger the United States had toward Mexico and Germany.
C
show the reader that Germany was a legitimate threat to the United States.
D
demonstrate that Germany had no allies in World War I.

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