Question

Select the correct answer. Read this excerpt from President Woodrow Wilson’s declaration of April 6, 1917. What is the main idea? Whereas the Imperial German Government has committed repeated acts of war against the Government and the people of the United States of America; Therefore be it Resolved by the Senate and the House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress Assembled, that the state of war between the United States and the Imperial German Government which has thus been thrust upon the United States is hereby formally declared; and that the President be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to employ the entire naval and military forces of the United States and the resources of the Government to carry on war against the Imperial German Government; and to bring the conflict to a successful termination all of the resources of the country are hereby pledged by the Congress of the United States. A. Because of Germany's hostile actions toward the United States, the United States must declare war. B. The German government has committed actions that cause the United States to distrust it. C. Although Germany has caused problems for the United States, the United States should forgive Germany. D. The United States government needs to train its naval and military forces to be like Germany's.

Answer 1

The main idea of President Wilson's 1917 declaration is that the U.S. is formally declaring war on Germany, pledging to use all military forces and resources to end the conflict, due to Germany's aggressive acts, including unrestricted submarine warfare and provocations like the Zimmermann Telegram.

Step-by-step explanation:

The main idea of President Woodrow Wilson's declaration of April 6, 1917, is that due to the repeated hostile actions and acts of war committed by the Imperial German Government against the United States, Congress has resolved to formally declare a state of war between the two nations. The United States Congress authorized President Woodrow Wilson to employ all naval and military forces and pledged the country's full resources to carry on war against Germany and bring the conflict to a successful termination. The excerpt from Wilson's declaration conveys the United States's decision to enter World War I after maintaining a stance of neutrality due to factors such as the German unrestricted submarine warfare, the sinking of American ships, and the Zimmermann Telegram, which proposed a military alliance between Germany and Mexico against the United States.

Answer 2

B. The German government has committed actions that cause the United States to distrust it.

Step-by-step explanation:

The German government has done various action against the American government and the country which has instigated the government of America to take serious actions against with the development of their naval and military forces. The conflict will thus be able to be brought to a successful termination with the help of different resources of the country.