USA HISTORY

AMERICAN IMPERIALISM(1890 1919)

THE UNITED STATES IN WORLD WAR I

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Which statement BEST describes the involvement of the United States in World War II before the bombing of Pearl Harbor?

(A) The United States maintained strict neutrality with no favoritism.

(B) The United States provided advisory troops to aid Great Britain

(C) ** The United States provided lend-lease aid to Great Britain and the Soviet Union.

(D) The United States secretly sank German submarines.

EXPLANATIONS BELOW

Concept note-1: -Which statement BEST describes the involvement of the United States in World War II before the bombing of Pearl Harbor? The United States maintained strict neutrality with no favoritism.

Concept note-2: -Prior to Pearl Harbor, the United States had been involved in a non-combat role, through the Lend-Lease Program that supplied England, China, Russia, and other anti-fascist countries of Europe with munitions.

Concept note-3: -The Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, ended the debate over American intervention in both the Pacific and European theaters of World War II. The day after the attack, Congress declared war on Imperial Japan with only a single dissenting vote.

Concept note-4: -Lend-Lease and Military Aid to the Allies in the Early Years of World War II. During World War II, the United States began to provide significant military supplies and other assistance to the Allies in September 1940, even though the United States did not enter the war until December 1941.

Concept note-5: -Following two months of debate, Congress passed the Lend-Lease Act, meeting Great Britain’s deep need for supplies and allowing the United States to prepare for war while remaining officially neutral.