Question

What key detail in "Wilson's War Message to Congress" supports his argument for entering the war? The German government acted impulsively by starting the war. Germany has sunk sea vessels regardless of the vessel’s nationality. The people of the United States have sympathy for the Germans. Germany has complete control of many European ports.

Answer 1

The answer is B. Germany has sunk sea vessels regardless of the vessel’s nationality.

World War I

During World War I the United States was initially a neutral country providing military equipment to the allied countries. But Germany's act of sinking sea vessels regardless of the country to which it belonged was the cause of US entering World War I.

Wilson's war message to Congress

Germany sunk America's vessel at sea and this enraged Woodrow Wilson the then president of America. He declared a speech on April 2, 1917, asking Congress to declare war on Germany, for its actions against democracy.  

Answer 2

Woodrow Wilson, the former Princeton University president and governor of New Jersey who was voted into the White House in 1912, the United States had proclaimed its neutrality from the beginning of World War I

In the summer of 1914.When German subs sank three U.S. ships in March 1917, President Wilson lost his patience and went to Congress and asked for a declaration of war on Germany on April 2, 1917