What role did President Wilson want the United States to play at the start of World War I?

Question

a.	cutting off American supplies to every warring nation
b.	entering the war on the side of Great Britain
c.	arranging peace talks between the two sides
d.	entering the war on Germany’s side

 

Answer 1

C. Wilson wanted the US completely out of World War I. At the same time, the hope was that the US could broker peace between the various factions. It took three actions: The sinking of the Lusitania, the bombing of the Black Tom railroad yard in New Jersey (1916), and the Zimmerman Telegram to pull the United States in.