In his Declaration of Neutrality, President Woodrow Wilson stated, "The people of the United States

Question

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?(4 points)
He feared that some Americans would not be able to sympathize with the enemy and understand the reasons b
He worried that entering the war would cause conflict and disloyalty among Americans because many had cultu
He was concerned that America did not have enough ethnic diversity because immigration rates had plummete
He felt that Americans would be more likely to support the war if they valued their European origins.

Answer 1

The primary reason President Woodrow Wilson wanted to keep the United States out of World War I was B: He worried that entering the war would cause conflict and disloyalty among Americans because many had cultural ties to the nations involved in the conflict.

Wilson recognized the diverse heritage of the American population, which included many immigrants from countries involved in the war. This diversity could lead to divided loyalties and tensions among Americans if the U.S. were to enter the conflict, as people might have strong emotional and familial connections to their countries of origin. By maintaining neutrality, Wilson aimed to preserve social cohesion and avoid potential internal conflicts within the nation.