Prior to August 1914, most Americans believed
a. that war in Europe was inevitable.
b. that war had become obsolete.
c. that Woodrow Wilson would have his hands full with all the foreign policy problems at the time.
d. that war with Japan would come within ten years.
ANSWER: b
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