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War Crimes and the Holocaust — Unit test

Question 5 • EAP-Virginia and US History B CR

When it first entered World War II, why did the United States commit seventy percent of its resources to the war in Europe?

Answer
A
Stalin assured Roosevelt that the Soviet Union could deal with Japan.
B
Roosevelt felt the other thirty percent were needed to defend the US mainland.
C
Roosevelt did not feel the US needed to engage Japan.
D
Roosevelt and Churchill decided to focus on the greater threat first.

Explanation

The United States and Britain adopted a “Europe first” strategy because they viewed Nazi Germany as the greater immediate threat. They therefore committed most of their resources—about 70 percent—to defeating Germany while still fighting Japan in the Pacific. The correct choice is D, that Roosevelt and Churchill decided to focus on the greater threat first.

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