The U.S. entered World War I because Germany embarked on a deadly gamble. Germany sank many American merchant ships around the British Isles which prompted the American entry into the war.
D) second industrial revolution
May I see the answers you can choose from? This is likely to be a multiple choice question, and I can't help without knowing the full question.
My Answer: Nixon recognized the citizen's Republic of China in an attempt to diminish the USSR's global influence.
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