Question

question 1 (5 points)
it is a fearful thing to lead this great peaceful people into war, into the most terrible and disastrous of all wars...but the right is more precious than peace, and we shall fight for things which we have always carried nearest to our hearts — for democracy; for the right of those who submit to have a voice in their own governments; for the rights and liberties of small nations; for universal dominion of right by such a concert of free peoples as shall bring peace and safety to all nations and make the world itself at last free. -
woodrow wilson, speech asking congress to declare war on germany (april 2, 1917)
what are two reasons that wilson says we must go to war against germany?
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Explanation:

The answer is directly extracted from Woodrow Wilson's 1917 speech. Two distinct, explicit reasons he states for going to war are selected from the text.

Answer:

1. To fight for democracy and the right of people to have a voice in their own governments.
2. To defend the rights and liberties of small nations, and establish a universal system of right that brings peace, safety, and freedom to all nations.