"in haiti, the dictators are gone, democracy has a new day, the flow of desperate refugees to our shores has subsided." -- president clinton, 1996 state of the union address
1. why was this statement significant to the american public at the time?
a) americans thought the government had not done enough to encourage democracy and end oppressive governments.
b) the number of refugees the haitian government encouraged to leave after the earthquake alarmed many southern americans.
c) americans demanded an end to all foreign intervention of the u. s. military unless there was a direct threat to national interests.
d) the u. s. military had intervened in haiti to remove a brutal regime and the small nation start to implement democracy.

Answer

U.S. military had intervened in Haiti to help remove a brutal regime and help the small nation state to implement democracy.

Explanation:

after defeating german forces in north africa allied leaders turned their attention to "italy," since this was the location that made the most geographic sense before invading northern europe via france. 

the options of this question are:

a) president wilson’s desire to form the league of nations  

b) germany’s desire for reasonable conditions of surrender and fair treatment.  

c)europe’s desire to maintain original pre-war borders  

d) the allies’ desire to seek retribution for germany’s actions

the correct answer is d) the allies’ desire to seek retribution for germany’s actions.

the allies’ desire to seek retribution for germany’s actions had the greatest influence on how germany was treated after world war i.

it is estimated that the cost of wwi was around 260 billion dollars, and the allies wanted germany to pay a big part for the losses. the allies also wanted to impose land losses as well as limit the army of germany and confiscate their industrial resources to apply the retribution.

in the united states, president woodrow wilson created the fourteen points to be delivered to germany, as a peace program. he presented these documents to the u.s. congress in january 1918.