Which sentence from the article BEST supports the idea that Maya Angelou made many important contributions? A. As an African-American, Angelou had a difficult time growing up there.
B. In the 1940s, Angelou moved to San Francisco, where she studied dance and acting.
C. After returning to the U. S., Angelou began writing "I know why the caged bird sings." The book tells the story of her years as a child and teenager.
D. In 2011, President Barack Obama awarded Angelou the nation's highest honor, the Presidential Medal of Freedom.​

D

Explanation:

It says how she got a highly respected award.

the question concerns exactly this part of the speech:

i am not now thinking of the loss of property involved, immense and serious as that is, but only of 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 the peaceful and innocent people cannot be.

president wilson talks about the lives of people destroyed by german army. but these people are not americans, they are the local people living in europe. the president mentions the barbarity of germans, considering that he is not targeting the nation, instead it is said about german army. the correct answer is the last one.