Why Did the United States Begin to Lend Money to the European

Multiple Choice

Why did the United States begin to lend money to the European powers after August 1915?

A) The Wilson administration believed that it had to make more than just a symbolic show of support for the Central Powers.
B) Respected legal authorities in the United States had decided that neutrality regulations did not apply to financial loans.
C) Theodore Roosevelt had convinced Woodrow Wilson that the United States had to do everything in its power short of war to ensure Allied victory.
D) The Wilson administration feared the economic, financial, and social consequences of American industry's failing to secure European business.
E) Secretary of State William Bryan feared that the allied powers might lose without American financial aid.