Question 101: Why did the United States enter World War I?

Official answers (any one counts)

USCIS accepts any of these answers. If the question asks for more than one, give as many as it asks.

• Because Germany attacked U.S. (civilian) ships
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• To support the Allied Powers (England, France, Italy, and Russia)
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• To oppose the Central Powers (Germany, Austria-Hungary, the Ottoman Empire, and Bulgaria)
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Grandpa explains

German submarines were sinking ships with civilians on board, kiddo. In 1917 the U.S. joined the war.

Careful: these are NOT the answer

These are the common mix-ups. The app uses them as traps so you practice.

• Because Japan attacked Pearl Harbor
• To stop the spread of communism
• To force Iraq out of Kuwait

Video lesson on this topic: The 1900s and Today

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