Even before direct American involvement, the United States was linked to the Allies' cause
a. as a result of Russia's hostility to American trade with Britain.
b. due to the presence of U.S. Marines on Allied warships.
c. because of the valuable loans that banks had issued to Allied nations.
d. as a result of Germany's refusal to follow the Declaration of London.
ANS: c
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As the first modern, systematic skeptic, Pierre Bayle believed that
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