Roosevelt's Recognition of the Soviet Union Was Undertaken Partly

question 22

Multiple Choice

Roosevelt's recognition of the Soviet Union was undertaken partly

• A) in order to win support from American Catholics.
• B) because the Soviet leadership seemed to be modifying its harsher communist policies.
• C) in hope of developing a diplomatic counterweight to the rising power of Japan and Germany.
• D) to win favor with American liberals and leftists.
• E) to open opportunities for American investment in Siberian oil fields.