U)S Strategy During the Second World War Called for _____________________

question 52

Multiple Choice

U) S. strategy during the Second World War called for _____________________.

• A) the United States to concentrate its forces in the Pacific while Great Britain and Russia fought the war in Europe
• B) the defeat first of Germany and then of Japan
• C) a buildup of armaments in the Western Hemisphere so that the United States could withstand an Axis attack
• D) a negotiated settlement in Europe, if possible, while seeking the unconditional surrender of Japan

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