Which statement best explains how the louisiana purchase affected the u. s. economy? a. it reduced national food shortagesb. it reduced immigration from great britainc. it increased trade on the mississippid. it increased outbreaks of violence.

C.It increased trade on the Mississippi

when world war i broke out across europe in 1914, president woodrow wilson proclaimed the united states would remain neutral, and many americans supported this policy of nonintervention. however, public opinion about neutrality started to change after the sinking of the british ocean liner lusitania by a german u-boat in 1915; almost 2,000 people perished, including 128 americans. along with news of the zimmerman telegram threatening an alliance between germany and mexico, wilson asked congress for a declaration of war against germany. the u.s. officially entered the conflict on april 6, 1917.