Answers AZ-USAZ History B SS302 End of the War in the Pacific — Unit testQuestion 6

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End of the War in the Pacific — Unit test

Question 6 • AZ-US/AZ History B (SS302)

Why did Soviet leader Joseph Stalin want the United States and Britain to invade France during World War II?

Answer

A

to help the French Resistance retake Paris

B

to distract German forces from the Pacific front

C

to take control of Western Europe before the U.S. and Britain

D

to open a second front and force Germany to split its army

Explanation

Stalin wanted the United States and Britain to invade France to create a second major front against Germany. Germany would have to send troops to fight in Western Europe as well as against the Soviet Union in the east, splitting its army and easing pressure on Soviet forces. The correct choice is “to open a second front and force Germany to split its army.”

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