2025 civics test · Question 101 of 128 · Recent American History and Other Important Historical Information
Why did the United States enter World War I?
Official answers
- Because Germany attacked U.S. (civilian) ships
- To support the Allied Powers (England, France, Italy, and Russia)
- To oppose the Central Powers (Germany, Austria-Hungary, the Ottoman Empire, and Bulgaria)
Why
The U.S. entered World War I in 1917, three years after it began in Europe. Germany had attacked U.S. civilian ships, and the U.S. joined the Allied Powers against the Central Powers. Any one of these reasons is enough.