How did congress prepare the nation for war

The correct answer is A) Congress passed acts to increase both, Army and Navy.

The other options of the question were B) Congress passed acts banning foreign trade. C) Congress passed acts to keep Wilson running for reelection. D) Congress passed acts requiring trade with Germany.

Congress help prepare the nation for war in that "Congress passed acts to increase both, Army and Navy.

President Woodrow Wilson tried to keep his promise of maintaining a foreign policy of neutrality in the armed confrontation in Europe. He thought that was the best for the United States. Unfortunately, there were a series of incidents that made Wilson change his mind. For instance, the Zimmer telegram in which Germany asked Mexico for help in the war and the sinking of the Lusitania ship by the German navy.

Wilson asked Congress for a Declaration of War against Germany and the US entered World War 1 on April 6, 1917.

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