Question

What was the purpose of President Wilson's neutrality speech?

a. President Wilson wanted to convince Americans to declare their loyalty to the Allied cause.
b. President Wilson wanted to keep the US out of the war and convince Americans not to choose sides.
c. President Wilson wanted Americans to disregard their passionate feelings about the war in order to boost the economy.

Answer 1

the answer is C

Step-by-step explanation:

Answer 2

a

Step-by-step explanation:

Wilson’s initial hope that America could be “impartial in thought as well as in action” was soon compromised by Germany’s attempted quarantine of the British Isles. Britain was one of America’s closest trading partners, and tension arose between the United States and Germany when several U.S. ships traveling to Britain were damaged or sunk by German mines.