The United States did not enter the Great War until 1917. However on April 21st 1914, America seized the Mexican town of Vera Cruz. Which US president ordered this?
Correct answer: B. Woodrow Wilson
- A. William J. Bryan
- B. Woodrow Wilson
- C. General Pershing
- D. Theodore Roosevelt
Explanation
President Woodrow Wilson ordered the US occupation of Veracruz in April 1914 during a dispute with Victoriano Huerta’s Mexico. William Jennings Bryan was Wilson’s secretary of state, not the president who ordered the action.
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