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Which of the following statements best analyzes the political role of the U.S. in World War I?(1 point)
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Without U.S. manpower and supplies, the Allies would not have won the war, so the Allies thought it was important to use American ideas.
Without U.S. manpower and supplies, the Allies would not have won the war, so the Allies thought it was important to use American ideas.

President Wilson was so persuasive that the Treaty of Versailles essentially restructured Europe according to American political ideals.
President Wilson was so persuasive that the Treaty of Versailles essentially restructured Europe according to American political ideals.

The U.S. policy of isolationism kept it out of the war until very late, and then made its ideas unimportant in the peace talks in 1919.
The U.S. policy of isolationism kept it out of the war until very late, and then made its ideas unimportant in the peace talks in 1919.

The U.S. had limited political impact, as European nations primarily chose to adopt American peace ideals that were useful to their own goals.

Answer 1

The best statement that analyzes the political role of the U.S. in World War I is:

President Wilson was so persuasive that the Treaty of Versailles essentially restructured Europe according to American political ideals.

This response captures the significant influence that President Woodrow Wilson had during the peace negotiations, particularly in promoting his Fourteen Points, which were aimed at establishing a new world order based on democratic principles and self-determination. While the U.S. did enter the war later and had previously maintained a policy of isolationism, Wilson’s role at the peace table exemplified the shift towards a more active U.S. engagement in global politics following the war.