Why did the united states adopt a policy of neutrality at the beginning of world war i? a it wanted to protect american economic investments overseas. b the policy provided protection against future mexican attacks. c the united states had too many immigrants from central power nations.

a It wanted to protect American economic investments overseas.

Explanation:

For two and a half years, the then US president, Woodrow Wilson, had managed to weave a delicate political balance to keep the country out of the European conflict, often facing intense internal political opposition. It was a conflict whose causes and objectives he saw, at best, as obscure. In his opinion, US foreign policy would not benefit from participation. For these reasons we can affirm that the US Government sought to protect its economy, its trade and its relationship with all European countries.

booker t. washington was an educator who established the tuskegee institute. washington argued that african americans should learn trades that would offer them the opportunity to be progressive citizens. instead of fighting against discrimination, washington argued that african americans should use their education and knowledge to become self-sufficient in american society and not in competition with white americans.

w.e.b du bois was the founder of the niagara movement and later the naacp, du bois disagreed with washington. he argued that african americans should consistently fight for racial equality.

ida b. wells was a journalist who wrote about the horrors of lynching in the south. wells work could be considered muckraking as it led to the development of the anti-lynching campaign.

the correct answer is b>