Question

read the sentence from \wilsons war message to congress.\ it was a war determined upon as wars used to be determined upon in the old, unhappy days when peoples were nowhere consulted by their rulers and wars were provoked and waged in the interest of dynasties or of little groups of ambitious men who were accustomed to use their fellow men as pawns and tools. in this sentence, wilson compares the german government to governments of the past. what is he hoping to convey? the comparison attempts to make the german government look uncivilized and brutal. the comparison makes the united states seem more suitable for war than germany. the comparison reminds the audience of how war was fought more often by emperors and kings. the comparison hopes to change the way governments look at decisions of war.

Explanation:

1. Analyze Option A: The past governments Wilson refers to are those where rulers didn't consult people and used them as pawns. Comparing the German government to these implies the German government is uncivilized (no people's consultation) and brutal (using people as tools), which matches.
2. Analyze Option B: The sentence doesn't compare US and Germany's suitability for war, so B is wrong.
3. Analyze Option C: The focus is on the German government's nature, not just reminding about past war-fighting by emperors, so C is incorrect.
4. Analyze Option D: The comparison is to criticize the German government, not to change how all governments view war decisions, so D is wrong.

Answer:

A. The comparison attempts to make the German government look uncivilized and brutal.