Question

examine structure and viewpoint. to ban loans and embargo munitions would have been to give realistic expression to the isolation that the people and their president believed they enjoyed. but it would have closed off the wealth of unlimited orders, and americans did not wish to suffer for their neutrality. rather they hoped to make a good thing of it. with these two economic measures taken before the war was three months old, the fact, if not the illusion, of isolation was dead. —how we entered world war i, barbara tuchman. based on the paragraph, what is the primary structure used by the author? cause and effect chronological compare and contrast main idea and details

Explanation:

The author first presents the idea of imposing economic measures (ban on loans and embargo on munitions) as a way to express isolation. Then, it shows the consequence that this would cut off economic benefits and Americans didn't want that. So, the relationship between the actions and their results is shown, which is cause - and - effect structure.

Answer:

cause and effect