The correct answer is <span>D. preparedness.
The United States initially wanted to stay out of the war and that was even a part of Wilson's slogan during his candidacy. However, when they realized that they would no longer be able to stay out of the war, they started preparing by training people to join the army which would be used to participate in the war on various European fronts.</span>
<span>President Andrew Johnson stopped punitive actions against the South. He pardoned</span>
A). The party leader.
a U.S. president whose management of international relations strikes many in the political establishment as dangerous and contrary to the U.S. national interest.
