Answer:
C. The Americans were persuaded to join the war against Germany after seeing the telegram.
Explanation:
On April 6, 1917, the Congress of the United States declared war on Germany and its allies. This was after the telegram was received, which was on February 24th.
The verb is "trudged".
It's the past simple form of the verb "to trudge" which is a type of a walk, usually slow and heavy as if you have weights on yourself.
Answer: I would say Admired
Explanation: