Which side was the United States
on at the start of world war 1

War broke out in Europe in the summer of 1914, with the Central Powers led by Germany and Austria-Hungary on one side and the Allied countries led by Britain, France, and Russia on the other. At the start of the war, President Woodrow Wilson declared that the United States would be neutral.

to act quickly in times of danger to the united states

because you have to act quickly if you want to live/survive.

the correct answer is b.