In his Declaration of Neutrality, President Woodrow Wilson stated, "The people of the United States are drawn from many nations, and chiefly from the nations now at war." Why did the president want to keep the United States out of World War I?

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He feared that some Americans would not be able to sympathize with the enemy and understand the reasons behind the war.
He worried that entering the war would cause conflict and disloyalty among Americans because many had cultural ties to the countries at war.
• He was concerned that America did not have enough ethnic diversity because immigration rates had plummeted.
• He felt that Americans would be more likely to support the war if they valued their Eurpean origins.

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The correct answer is: He worried that entering the war would cause conflict and disloyalty among Americans because many had cultural ties to the countries at war.

President Wilson was mindful of the diverse ethnic backgrounds of the American population and recognized that many Americans had strong ties to the nations involved in World War I. He believed that entering the war could lead to divisions and conflict within the country, as people may have conflicting loyalties based on their heritage.