American Involvement in WWI Exam Graded A +

What is the most compelling evidence explaining why the US entered WWI? - ANSWER-1. under attack, despite neutrality 2. make the world "safe for democracy" 3. possible economic collapse? 4. good for business 5. cultural, historical, economic ties 6. anti-German sentiment 7. expansion of army Spark? - ANSWER---- response of Wilson towards the outbreak of the war? - ANSWER---- repsonse of American public towards the outbreak of the war? - ANSWER---- likelihood of adherence to our foreign policy? - ANSWER---- Lusitania - ANSWER-May 7, 1915 British passenger ship holding Americans that sunk off the coast of Ireland by German U-Boats killing 1,198 people. It was decisive in turning public favor against Germany and bringing America into WWI. Preparedness Debate - ANSWER---- Preparedness Debate: National Defense Act - ANSWER---- National Defense Act - ANSWER-1916 provided for an expanded army during peace and wartime, fourfold expansion of the National Guard, the creation of an Officers' and an Enlisted Reserve Corps, plus the creation of a Reserve Officers' Training Corps in colleges and universities. The President was also given authority, in case of war or national emergency, to mobilize the National Guard for the duration of the emergency. Preparedness Debate: Wilson's Position/Argument/National Speaking Tour - ANSWER---- American Socialist Party - ANSWER-formed in 1901 by a merger between the three-year-old Social Democratic Party of America and disaffected elements of the Socialist Labor Party which had split from the main organization in