What happened only two weeks before America's declaration of war against Germany?
a. President Wilson was renominated for a second term.
b. American citizens were killed when the Lusitania was sunk.
c. German submarines sank four American freighters.
d. The War Industries Board was approved by Congress.
ANS: c
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