Question

5. What external factors resulted in America’s eventual participation in the First World War? Do you believe the government was biased in favor of the war? What steps did the government take in its attempt to rally Americans behind the war effort?

Answer 1

Explanation: Wilson's decision to take the United States into World War I was primarily motivated by Germany's decision to resume submarine attacks on passenger and commerce ships in 1917.

In 1914, when World War I broke out in Europe, President Woodrow Wilson declared that the United States would remain neutral. A large majority of Americans backed this noninterventionist stance.

To guarantee that Americans would support the war effort, the government adopted a variety of actions. The Trading with the Enemy Act, the Espionage Act, the Sedition Act, and the Alien Act were only a few of the legislation established by Congress that were designed to make opposing the war illegal.