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Document 1What was the purpose of the notice from the imperial German embassy?That any vessels flying the flag of great Britain, or of ant of their allies, are liable to destruction in those waters and that travelers sailing in the war zone on ships of great Britain or their allies do so at their own risk. What effect do you think that the incident described in the NY Times might have had on American public opinion about involvement in the war?That they could have been traders and had planned on killing all the people on the ship, but also, it could have been an enemy ship disguise as a friendly submarine. Document 2. What is President Wilson doing in the cartoon above?Writing a statement of some sort about the American ships being sunk without warning, and that the congress declaring body called to convene on April 2 . What is the reason for his actions in the cartoon above?To try and get congress to let them go to war and get revenge on Germany for what they did to the U-boat attacks.Document 3. Who is the target audience for this poster?This is mostly for farmers and some citizens . What is the purpose of the poster?To help get food for allies that they had. Document 4 What are two reasons that Wilson says we must go to war against Germany?A1. For the right of those who submit to authority to have a voice in their own GovernmentsA2. For the rights and liberties of small nations. Document 5According to the bar graph, what was one way the U.S. involvement in WWI helped the Allies?They over powered Germany by almost double there man power and that they had them surrounded on a lot of sides. Document 6What is the poster in document 6 asking Americans to do to help the war effort?To by liberty bonds to help out the war. How would this help America with the war effort? It would help them by equipment for the solders and guns so that way they can fight and also it would help them by food for them. Document 7 Hat is the “biggest gun” in the war of democracy?The community How did this “gun” help the allies win the war? It gave them hope and also gave them what they needed. Document 8 What is significant about the date of this disaster?We were not in the war at the time and didn’t go to war until 1917. Because they didn’t want this to happen again and so they could see that if they didn’t do something about it then this might happen again. ................
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