The Allied Demand for Unconditional Surrender Was Sharply Criticized Because

question 38

Multiple Choice

The Allied demand for unconditional surrender was sharply criticized because

• A) many believed it would stiffen enemy resistance and complicate postwar reconstruction.
• B) it would impose unnecessary humiliation on the proud Germans and Italians.
• C) it would play into the hands of the Soviets by allowing them to advance far into central Europe.
• D) it would mean a war of total destruction with high civilian casualties.
• E) it would discourage anti-Hitler resisters in Germany.

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