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What had happened immediately before Wilson asked Congress for a declaration of war on April 2, 1917?
AA German army had entered France
BThe Senate had refused a peace plan
CFive American vessels had been sunk
DBritain had asked for American troops
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. Five American vessels had been sunk
1. 1. Nine days after Wilson called for a peace without victory, Germany gave notice that unrestricted submarine warfare would resume.
2. 2. Five American vessels were then sunk.
3. 3. On April 2, 1917, Wilson asked Congress for a declaration of war.
4. 4. The sinkings, not an appeal from Britain or a Senate vote, are what the request followed.
_Source: An Outline of American History (U.S. Information Agency, 1990, public domain), section AMERICA ENTERS WORLD WAR I_
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