Which best explains the connection between ethnic diversity in the united states and support for neutrality during world war i? people in the united states came from many european countries and most shared a desire to be pacifists. people in the united states came from many european countries and most feared the loss of fellow countrymen. people in the united states came from many european countries and going to war meant returning home. people in the united states came from many european countries and going to war could affect their homelands.

During the events of the WWI, President Wilson repeatedly proposed Americans to continue “neutral in thought as well as inaction.” That was more easily stated than done. More than a third of the nation’s inhabitants were “hyphenated Americans,” first- or second generation immigrants who preserved strong ties to their native country. Among the 13 million immigrants from the countries at war living in the United States, German Americans were by far the largest group, numbering 8 million. And the 4 million Irish Americans suppressed a deep-rooted enmity toward England, which over the centuries had conquered and subjugated the Irish. Those mixed feelings aligned every immigrants decedent to its country side at the war. Which leads us to our correct answer, People in the United States came from many European countries and going to war could affect their homelands.

lincoln presided over the union victory in the american civil war, which dominated his presidency. a former whig, lincoln ran on a political platform opposed to the expansion of slavery in the territories. his election served as the immediate impetus for the outbreak of the american civil war.