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What triggered US entry into World War I?

A The bombing of Pearl Harbor
B Unrestricted submarine warfare and the Zimmermann Telegram
C The invasion of Poland
D The fall of France

✓ Correct Answer: Option B

German submarine attacks on American ships and the Zimmermann Telegram (proposing a German-Mexican alliance) pushed the US into WWI in 1917.

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