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“Americans often preferred not to think about the terrible war in Europe [the First World War]. By 1917, however, US citizens realized that ignoring the war or pretending it had nothing to do with them imperiled their future.

“. . . They realized that they had run out of options. Between 1914 and 1917, Americans had variously hoped that their nation could serve as an arbiter (as it had during the Russo-Japanese War, earning Theodore Roosevelt the country’s first Nobel Peace Prize), the leader of a global peace movement, the center of international arbitration, and the advocate of worldwide disarmament. By early 1917, however, the majority had come to two conclusions. First, as Charles Fremont Taylor, the editor of a Philadelphia-based magazine, articulated, ‘no nation can be a hermit in these days of steamships, railroads, telegraphs, ocean cables, wireless, etc.’ They no longer believed, as they had in 1914, that the Atlantic Ocean provided the country with sufficient protection from Europe’s wars. Second, they believed that their leaders had tried every option short of war only to find the country in an even more perilous geopolitical position.”

Michael S. Neiberg, historian, The Path to War: How the First World War Created Modern America, 2016

Using the excerpt, answer (a), (b), and (c).

(a) Briefly describe ONE piece of evidence used in the excerpt to support the argument made in the excerpt.

(b) Briefly explain how ONE piece of evidence not mentioned in the excerpt could be used to support, modify, or refute the argument in the excerpt.

(c) Briefly explain how ONE process discussed in the excerpt compares with the earlier United States decision to participate in the Spanish-American War.

a. By pretending the war had nothing to do with them, they now found themselves in a more perilous geopolitical position.
b. The Zimmerman telegram proved that no nation can truly be isolated in the modern era.
c. The leaders tried to look for ways to avoid the First World War but against Spain they did not hesitate.

Evidence from except supporting argument

The argument in the excerpt was that ignoring the war would have disastrous effects on their future. The except supports this by stating that the U.S. was now in a more perilous geopolitical position because they had avoided war.

Evidence not in except but supportive of argument

The Zimmerman Telegram sent by Germany to Mexico showed that the U.S. could be dragged into war even if they tried neutrality. Americans therefore realized that pretending the war didn't exist wouldn't help them.

Comparison with Spanish-American War participation

The United States was hesitant to join the first World War and tried to exhaust other options first. This was different from the Spanish-American War which they went into even though the Spanish had wanted peace.

In conclusion, U.S. behavior towards WWI and the Spanish-American war was different.

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