Despite his best efforts to avoid joining World War I, which U.S. president called upon Congress to declare war on Germany in 1917?

Known as a progressive reformer, Wilson had advocated for maintaining U.S. neutrality throughout the first years of the war and even ran for reelection on the slogan "He kept us out of war." But things changed in early 1917, when Germany turned its focus on America, waging submarine attacks on merchant ships and attempting to recruit Mexico in an alliance against the U.S.

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