Question

Read the excerpt from President Woodrow Wilson’s speech, “War Message to Congress.” I am not now thinking of the loss of property involved, immense and serious as that is, but only for the wanton and wholesale destruction of the lives of non-combatants, men, women, and children, engaged in pursuits which have always, even in the darkest periods of modern history, been deemed innocent and legitimate. Property can be paid for; the lives of peaceful and innocent people cannot be. Which statement best describes the main idea of the excerpt? A lot of the nation’s property has been destroyed. The nation has lost an immense amount of wealth. Human lives are worth more than material items. The nation will get back everything that was lost.

Answer 1

Third option. Human lives are worth more than material items. He talks about how property can be recovered but humans cannot. He also said he isn’t thinking about the loss of property but men and women.

Answer 2

Human lives are worth more than material items.

What was Wilson's War Message to Congress?

In his speech before a special session of Congress, Wilson, as usual, took the moral high ground and declared that not only had America's rights as a neutral been violated but that “The world must be made safe for democracy.”

When did Woodrow Wilson ask Congress to declare war on Germany?

On April 2, 1917, President Woodrow Wilson asked for a special joint session of the United States Congress for a declaration of war against the German Empire.

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