Question

Why did President Wilson ask Congress to declare war on Germany in World War I

O Businessmen hoped to make money rebuilding Europe.
O Many German immigrants lived in the United States.
O The United States hoped to gain new colonies in Europe.
O Germany was sinking many nonmilitary U.S. ships.

Answer 1

D but also because of the Zimmerman telegram

Answer 2

Answer : In april 1917, he asked Congress to declare war on Germany. His second term ended in 1921. Germany had resumed unrestricted submarine warfare. When President Wilson saw that four US ships had been sunk that week, he asked Congress to declare war. But there earlier had been several incidents that had swayed US public opinion against Germany.