Absolute freedom of navigation upon the seas, outside territorial waters, alike in peace and in war, except as the seas may be closed in whole or in part by international action for the enforcement of international covenants.
What prompted the inclusion of this point by President Wilson?
(1 point)
A) The discovery of the Zimmermann Telegram
B) German attacks on civilian ships during World War I
C) The sinking of the USS Maine in Havana Harbor
D) Competition over Chinese trade among imperial powers