The united states entered world war i on april 6, 1917, after:
the assassination of austria's archduke ferdinand
the sinking of the lusitania
the continued sinking of ships and loss of american life after the lusitania
the stalemate of trench warfare was unresolved

the catholic church withhold people's access to the bible during the middle ages.

people could go to church and listen to the teachings, but it was absolutely forbidden to own and/or read the books of both the old and new testaments. it was also prohibited to translate the books (which where originally in biblical hebrew) to any other language.

this was done so the church could remain in control of what their teachings were and to enhance their importance and power, while also being able to judge people's actions through information that was unavailable for the general public.

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