Question

source 1: 19 august 1914
an excerpt from president wilson’s declaration of neutrality
the effect of the war upon the united states will depend upon what american citizens say and do. every man who really loves america will act and speak in the true spirit of neutrality, which is the spirit of impartiality and fairness and friendliness to all concerned. the spirit of the nation in this critical matter will be determined largely by what individuals and society and those gathered in public meetings do and say, when newspapers and magazines contain, upon what ministers utter in their pulpits, and men proclaim as their opinions upon the street.
the people of the united states are drawn from many nations, and chiefly from the nations now at war. it is natural and inevitable that there should be the utmost variety of sympathy and desire among them with regard to the issues and circumstances of the conflict. some will wish one nation, others another, to succeed in the momentous struggle. it will be easy to excite passion and difficult to allay it. those responsible for exciting it will assume a heavy responsibility, for no less a thing than that the people of the united states, whose love of their country and whose loyalty to its government should unite them as americans all bound in honor and awe to think first of her and her interests, may be divided in camps of hostile opinion, hot against each other, involved in the war itself in impulse and opinion if not in action.
—woodrow wilson
source 2: 2 april 1917
an excerpt from president wilson’s world war i declaration
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in his “world war i declaration,” what is the main reason president wilson gives for the united states entering world war i?
a. german boats were invading international waters
b. germany closed the seaports in great britain and ireland
c. germany was determined to take over every european country
d. german submarines were sinking even neutral boats with no warning

Explanation:

President Wilson's 1917 declaration for US entry into WWI was driven by Germany's unrestricted submarine warfare, which included sinking neutral ships (like the Lusitania) without warning, violating US neutrality and endangering American lives and interests. The other options do not align with the core official reason given by Wilson at the time.

Answer:

D. German submarines were sinking even neutral boats with no warning