3. Which was the most important part of the context in which the change shown in the chart was occurring?

(A) The Enlightnment was influencing how Europeans thought about

religion and individual rights.

(B) The idea of nationalism was spreading from country to country

throughout Europe.

(C) The rise of maritime empires increased demand for British-made

goods in other regions of the world.

(D) The shifts in political forces created conflicts among European

governments.

B) The idea of nationalism was spreading from country to country

when world war i broke out across europe in 1914, president woodrow wilson proclaimed the united states would remain neutral, and many americans supported this policy of nonintervention. however, public opinion about neutrality started to change after the sinking of the british ocean liner lusitania by a german u-boat in 1915; almost 2,000 people perished, including 128 americans. along with news of the zimmerman telegram threatening an alliance between germany and mexico, wilson asked congress for a declaration of war against germany. the u.s. officially entered the conflict on april 6, 1917.