President Wilson's appearance in front of the Congress asking for the declaration of war against Germany in hopes that they could influence the terms of the postwar peace settlement.
He proclaimed that the world must be made safe for democracy, to fight for the right of those who submit to authority to be their voice in their governments, for the rights and liberties of small nations and for the safety of all nations and make the world itself free.
The U.S. Senate then voted in favor of war with 82 votes to 6 and two days later the House of Representatives also voted in favor with 373 votes to 50. This solidified and announced the participation of the United States into the First World War.
The answer is C.<span>the Communist Party.
In a </span>communist-run nation only the leaders make the choice and the pepole have no vote.
A. they wanted to prevent abolitionists from controlling congress.
James A. Garfield was the president during this time.
