Reflecting On World War I Terms – Flashcards
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How does the text structure of "Wilson's War Message to Congress" help to support his message?
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Wilson presents both his opinions and facts to make a clear argument for war against 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.
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We have no quarrel with the German people. We have no feeling towards them but one of sympathy and friendship. It was not upon their impulse that their Government acted in entering this war. It was not with their previous knowledge or approval. 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.
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He states a main idea and offers details to make his point.
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Neutrality is no longer feasible or desirable where the peace of the world is involved and the freedom of its peoples, and the menace to that peace and freedom lies in the existence of autocratic governments backed by organized force which is controlled wholly by their will, not by the will of their people. We have seen the last of neutrality in such circumstances.
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Our country can no longer refuse involvement because it cannot allow peace and freedom to be at risk.
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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.
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impart a negative connotation of the German government to support his argument for war.
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What does the repetition of the word "neutral" throughout "How We Entered World War I" emphasize?
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the stance taken by the United States in its attempt to remain isolated from World War I
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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.
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he understands the magnitude of the decision the country is faced with.
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The text structure used to support the viewpoint in the paragraph is
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Main idea and details
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What key detail in "Wilson's War Message to Congress" supports his argument for entering the war?
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Germany has sunk sea vessels regardless of the vessel's nationality.
