Question

Read the excerpt from The Dark Game. On February 24, when Hall sensed that the Zimmermann telegram would tip the balance in favor of the U.S. joining the Allied forces, the British home secretary presented the telegram to President Wilson. One week later, news of the Zimmermann telegram was splashed across the front page of American newspapers. On April 6, 1917, the Congress of the United States declared war on Germany and its allies. What statement best explains the cause and effect structure of the excerpt

Answer 1

Answer:

its d

Explanation:

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Answer 2

Answer:

d) After the contents of the telegram were published on the front page of American newspapers, the US declared war on Germany.

Explanation:

The cause and effect structure in literature is a common way where the writer presents a reason/ cause of why something happened. The cause as well as the consequence/ effect are both mentioned in it.

In the given excerpt from the book "The Dark Game" by Paul Janeczko, the cause is the publishing of the Zimmerman telegram which then led to the declaration of war by the United States. This is a cause and effect because had the telegram been not published by the newspapers, then the public would have no idea about it which could have led to the government quietly dealing with it. But when they were published nationwide, the government had no choice but to act and publicly declare a state of war against Germany and its allies to play to the public's emotions.

Thus, the correct answer is option d).