Question

read this sentence from how we entered world war i. the belief in our safe isolation was reinforced by wilson, who, bent on pursuing the new freedom through domestic reform, was irritated by the threatened interference with his program from over - seas. based on the authors word choice, which statement best explains what the author is suggesting? the phrase safe isolation supports the belief that wilson was doing the right thing by staying out of the war. the use of the word irritated indicates that wilson was not a strong supporter of the war. the phrase bent on pursuing suggests wilson was unaware of the looming war. the phrase threatened interference indicates that wilson was able to convince germany to stay out of the war.

Explanation:

Analyze the word - choice in the given sentence about Wilson. "Irritated" implies his negative reaction to interference with his program, suggesting he was not a strong supporter of whatever was causing the interference. The other options misinterpret the implications of the phrases.

Answer:

The use of the word "irritated" indicates that Wilson was not a strong supporter of the war.