What German action prompted President Wilson to ask Congress for a declaration of war?
resuming unrestricted submarine warfare
assassinating the Archduke Franz Ferdinand
attacks on American soil
taking control of Paris

A. Resuming unrestricted submarine warfare.

Explanation:

B. is the wrong war. The Americans didn't care much if at all, and were only somewhat concerned with the Zimmerman telegram.

C. Until Pearl Harbor, there had been no attacks on American soil ever.

D. America didn't directly intervene in the war effort, but did provide lend leases, such as tanks and guns.

in 1862, president lincoln's emancipation proclamation opened the door for african americans to enlist in the union army. although many had wanted to join the war effort earlier, they were prohibited from enlisting by a federal law dating back to 1792.

explanation:

superior technology and improved medical knowledge to foster imperialism. quinine enabled europeans

to survive tropical diseases and venture into the mosquito-infested interiors of africa and asia. the combination

of the steamboat and the telegraph enabled the western powers to increase their mobility and to quickly respond

to any situations that threatened their dominance. the rapid-fire machine gun also gave them a military advantage

and was in convincing africans and asians to accept western control. the following table summarizes the

causes of the new imperialism:

causes of new imperialism

economic military/political humanitarian/religious technological

need for markets need for military bases white man’s burden new medicine

raw materials national security spread of christianity new weapons

source of investments source of

pride—nationalism

social darwinism

(superiority of western

society)

transportation

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