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World War II — Test

Question 12 • World History CR

Which best explains why the Allies employed the Europe First strategy during World War II?

Answer
A
Japan received military assistance from Germany, so the Allies needed to defeat Germany first.
B
The Allies wanted to ensure that Germany did not continue to conquer European territory.
C
The Allies needed Japan’s vast stockpile of weapons to defeat Germany.
D
Japan was a greater threat than Germany to the Allies.

Explanation

The Allies judged Germany to be the greater immediate threat and chose to concentrate most of their resources on defeating it before turning fully to Japan. Stopping Germany from conquering more of Europe was central to that strategy, so B is correct. Japan was not considered the greater threat, and the strategy did not depend on Japan supplying weapons.

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