United StatesQuestion 101 (2025 list) · Recent American history

Why did the United States enter World War I?

  1. aBecause Japan attacked Pearl Harbor
  2. bTo stop the spread of communism
  3. cBecause Germany attacked U.S. civilian shipsCorrect answer
  4. dTo force the Iraqi military from Kuwait

Why?

The United States entered World War I in 1917, mainly because German submarines attacked American ships. You could also say to support the Allied Powers or to oppose the Central Powers.

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Questions and answers: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), 128 Civics Questions and Answers (2025 version), M-1778, and Civics Questions and Answers (2008 version), rev. 08/21 — public domain. USCIS accepts other answers too; we show one of them. The wrong options and the explanations are ours. Not affiliated with or endorsed by USCIS.

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