Inpresentinghismodusvivendiproposal,LansingimpliedthattheAmericangovernmentacceptedtheGermanviewthatarmedmerchantvesselswerewarships:however,whentheproposalwasdroppedbytheWilsonadministration,itseemedtoberevertingtotheBritishviewonthisquestion.（）
(A)whentheproposalwasdroppedbytheWilsonadministration,it
(B)afteritwasdropped,theWilsonadministration
(C)bydroppingtheproposal,theWilsonadministration
(D)theWilsonadministrationdroppedtheproposalwhenit
(E)whentheydroppedtheproposal,theWilsonadministration