Read the paragraph from "how we entered world war i." as ships piled up in home ports, american commerce threatened to come to a standstill affecting the entire national economy. the cabinet grew seriously alarmed. although wilson possessed the executive authority to arm ships, he was reluctant to take the step that would inevitably start the shooting. he preferred to ask congress for authorization, thus touching off the great debate and filibuster on the armed ship bill. how does the author organize the text to support her viewpoint in the paragraph? she compares and contrasts main details. she states a main idea and offers details to make her point. she uses repetition of the main point. she details events in chronological order.

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she details events in chronological order.  

barbara wertheim tuchman (1912 – 1989) was an american historian and author who won the pulitzer prize twice. "how we entered world war i" is part of practicing history: selected essays. in it, she compares the us intervention in vietnam with that in world war i, outlining events chronologically to give a complete account of the united states´ actions.

well the lessons we can learn is how quickly our fragile freedoms can be overcome. mccarthy rose to power in 1950 of a tsunami of anti-communist hysteria, brandishing a lost of "known communists" in the state department, and held public trials to enhance his political clout. he had fallen from power but only when his attacks were against the u.s. army broadcast to millions of americans to their homes exposing his indecent persecution of the innocence of people. the senate censured him in december 1954 disgraced and discredited, he had died three years later at the age of 47..i hope my answer has you.. good day to you..

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