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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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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. . . The most likely purpose of including this in the last paragraph is to
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establish a sense of patriotism and support for the war.
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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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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?
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Of the 1,195 passengers killed, 124 were from the United States.
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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 entry of the United States into World War I was justified, and the timing was accurate.
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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. How does Wilson organize the text to support the viewpoint in the paragraph?
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He states a main idea and offers details to make his point.
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As ships piled up in home ports, American commerce threatened to come to a standstill affecting the entire national economy. The Cabinet grew seriously alarmed. Although Wilson possessed the executive authority to arm ships, he was reluctant to take the step that would inevitably start the shooting. He preferred to ask Congress for authorization, thus touching off the great debate and filibuster on the Armed Ship Bill. How does the author organize the text to support her viewpoint in the paragraph?
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She details events in chronological order.
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What is the best summary of the first paragraph of "How We Entered World War I"?
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The United States was not considered a great power until it entered World War I, thus beginning its continual involvement in world affairs.
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On the 3d 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.
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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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show the reader that Germany was a legitimate threat to the United States
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Which statement best describes the main idea of the third paragraph of "How We Entered World War I"?
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US citizens were proud of themselves for ignoring the problems going on in Europe.
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In "Wilson's War Message to Congress" the word "extraordinary" is repeated in order to
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emphasize the importance of the meeting and its special purpose.
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In April 1917 the illusion of isolation was destroyed. America came to the end of innocence, and of the exuberant freedom of bachelor independence. That the responsibilities of world power have not made us happier is no surprise. To help ourselves manage them, we have replaced the illusion of isolation with a new illusion of omnipotence. That screen, too, must fall. Which best explains the purpose of repeating the word "illusion" in the paragraph?
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to emphasize that the United States was never completely isolationist nor will it ever be all powerful
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