Americans entered the First World War most directly as a result of which of the following?
(A) The sinking of the British ship Lusitania killed large numbers of American citizens.
(B) The American arms industry fearing that Britain and France would not be able to repay their debts.
(C) A majority of Americans being able to trace their ancestry to the British Isles.
(D) The Germans resuming unrestricted submarine warfare.
(E) Woodrow Wilson and the Congress attempting to limit the spread of Soviet communism.
Answer: (D) The Germans resuming unrestricted submarine warfare.
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