What is the best summary of the first paragraph of "how we entered world war l'?
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the united states was not considered a great power until it entered world war i, thus beginning its continual involvement in
world affairs.
the spanish-american war gave the united states a basis of power so it could enter world war i as a great power.
the united states entered world war i as a great power but has not influenced world affairs in the same way since.
the united states has always been considered a great power, despite its desire to withdraw from world affairs.

The United States entered World War I as a great power but has not influenced world affairs in the same way since.

Explanation:

The best summary of the first paragraph of "How We Entered World War l' is The United States was not considered a great power until it entered World War I, thus beginning its continual involvement in world affairs.

Explanation:

The USA entered World Wide War I because of several conflicts with Germany, such as:

* Germany continuing to wage unrestricted submarine warfare.

* The interception of the Zimmerman Telegram.

USA was not considered as strong as the countries that were involved in World War I, but the political conflicts made the President decide to declare war against Germany that was part of this armed conflict.

1. read the following excerpt from franklin d. roosevelt's "fireside chat 19":

on the other side of the picture, we must learn also to know that guerilla warfare against the germans in, let us say serbia or norway, us; that a successful russian offensive against the germans us; and that british successes on land or sea in any part of the world strengthen our hands.

remember always that germany and italy, regardless of any formal declaration of war, consider themselves at war with the united states at this moment just as much as they consider themselves at war with britain or russia. and germany puts all the other republics of the americas into the same category of enemies. the people of our sister republics of this hemisphere can be honored by that fact.  

the true goal we seek is far above and beyond the ugly field of battle. when we resort to force, as now we must, we are determined that this force shall be directed toward ultimate good as well as against immediate evil. we americans are not destroyers — we are builders.

analyze the effectiveness of this excerpt. how does it function within the speech as a whole? how does the structure of the excerpt to convey the speech's purpose and key points? support your argument with evidence from the speech. (10 points)