Why did the United States of America enter World War I?

A. England captured a Russian flagship in the Mediterranean Sea.
B. Germany sank several American ships and urged Mexico to invade America.
C. Japan occupied parts of China against the wishes of the United States.
D. France invaded Germany to claim territory lost in the War of Jenkins’s Ear.

The correct answer is B. Germany sank several American ships and urged Mexico to invade America. These actions by Germany, along with other factors such as economic interests and a desire to promote democracy, led the United States to enter World War I on the side of the Allies in 1917.