The government didn't want to join WWI (and they tried many different things to keep them out of WWI), but it was simply impossible to stay out of it. <span>The 3 things that forced America to take action were:
1. </span><span>The sinking of the boat Lusitania by a German U-Boat (it had 120 Americans on it)
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2. </span><span>A message that was intercepted by the British government stating that Germany was willing to give Mexico Texas, AZ, and New Mexico if it attacked the US (A.K.A. The Zimmerman note)
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3. T</span><span>he sinking of several US ships heading to Britain.
I hope that this is the answer that you were looking for and it has helped you.
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It would be flat to rolling hills
You can get a lawyer or you can plead the fifth...right to be silent. Check out the 5th amendment in the Constitution. The answer's right there.
The standard is still important (arguably even more important compared to past situation) because due to the development of social media, the flow of information became extremely easy to consume.
Even though this might good for average people, we cannot deny the fact that this could also make it easier for someone who want to intentionally spread misinformation.
