How Did Roosevelt and the War Department Justify the Refusal

question 62

Multiple Choice

How did Roosevelt and the War Department justify the refusal to bomb rail lines leading to Nazi death camps?

• A) An attempt to rescue civilians would divert resources from military operations.
• B) The rail lines were too well defended.
• C) American intelligence had yet to discover the rail lines.
• D) The Allies had yet to find evidence of the Holocaust.

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