Which of the Following Is True of the Incident in Which

question 128

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is true of the incident in which a German submarine fired on the American destroyer Greer?

• A) It showed that Hitler wanted war with the United States.
• B) It demonstrated that American ships could be attacked at any time without provocation.
• C) It led President Roosevelt to give the navy the authority to fire first when threatened.
• D) It led Roosevelt to demand assurances from Hitler that such an attack would never occur again.

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Definitions:

Forgetting Curve

A graphical representation of the decline in memory retention over time, showing how information is lost when there is no attempt to retain it.

Ebbinghaus

A psychologist known for his work on memory, specifically the discovery of the forgetting curve and the spacing effect.

Shereshevsky

Referring to Solomon Shereshevsky, a Russian journalist with a phenomenal memory, often studied in psychology for his extraordinary mnemonical capacities.

Ebbinghaus

Herman Ebbinghaus, a German psychologist known for his pioneering work on memory, especially the forgetting curve and the spacing effect.