**Describe America’s preparations for World War I.

**This article explores the events that led to America’s involvement in WWI.

**Three-page essay response (12 point font) to exercise questions.

**Step 1: Watch the video, “America and the Great War.”

http://media.pearsoncmg.com/pcp/pls/course_connect/gen_ed/american_history_2/assignments/mhl_videos/VP_Longman/simpleviewer.php?projectID=RT022

**After watching the video, respond to the following.
Use MS Word to write your response to the following:
What led to World War I? Why didn’t America get involved?
What led to America’s eventual involvement? What were President Wilson’s reasons for wanting America to declare war?
How did Americans feel about the war, both before and after America joined it?