Question

what was the major reason for the united states' entry into world war I 1 the desire for territorial expansion 2 Germany's encouragement of Mexico to fight the u.s 3 the assassination of archduke Franz Ferdinand 4 the collapse of the ottoman empire. which evidence from the article supports your answer to part a 1 "the ottoman empire... dissolved completely after the war" 2 " the u.s entered the war in 1997... after discovering that Germany had encouraged Mexico to fight the u.s 3 "17 million people died during the four year long war 4 "woman joined the work force in greater numbers than ever before

Answer 1

Part A: 2 (Germany's encouragement of Mexico to fight the U.S.)

Part B: Evidence 2: "the U.S entered the war in 1997... after discovering that Germany had encouraged Mexico to fight the U.S."
Note: the year is a typo in the article — it should read 1917. This refers to the Zimmermann Telegram (and Germany's unrestricted submarine warfare), which helped push the U.S. into World War I.