What did wilson mean by making the world safe for democracy

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After reading the textbook, address only ONE of the two discussion prompts:

1. Views on African American responses to systemic racism. Read Booker T. Washington & W.E.B. DuBois on Black Progress (1895, 1903). Once all reading is complete respond to the following questions. Make sure to reference specific passages from the document and/or textbook to support your discussion:

According to Washington, how should African Americans respond to systemic racial discrimination?
What does Washington mean when he says that the agitation of questions of social equality is the "extremest folly?"
What does DuBois think of Washington's plan to uplift African Americans?
What, according to DuBois, has been the result of following Washington's advice?

2. President Wilson explains why and with what aims the US enters the first world war. Read Woodrow Wilson Requests War (April 2, 1917). Once all reading is complete respond to the following questions. Make sure to reference specific passages from the document and/or textbook to support your discussion:

What were the key factors and events that led President Woodrow Wilson to request the declaration of war against Germany in 1917?
What arguments did Wilson present to Congress to justify the U.S. entry into World War I, particularly in relation to the sinking of American ships and the challenge posed by German submarine warfare?
What did Wilson mean by making the world "safe for democracy?"
What vision did Wilson articulate for the post-war world, including the role of the United States in shaping the peace and safeguarding democracy?

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