USA HISTORY

WORLD WAR II 1941 1945

THE ATTACK ON PEARL HARBOR

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
It was clear Hitler was becoming desperate because he ____
A
was hiring women to fight on the front lines
B
knew Germans hated Jews
C
betrayed and attacked his own ally
D
asked the elderly to raid weapons store houses
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Upon achieving power, Hitler smashed the nation’s democratic institutions and transformed Germany into a war state intent on conquering Europe for the benefit of the so-called Aryan race. His invasion of Poland on September 1, 1939, triggered the European phase of World War II.

Detailed explanation-2: -After failing to achieve naval and air supremacy over the British channel, he diverted his forces eastwards, attacking the Soviet Union in the summer of 1941. Nazi Germany was not capable of fighting two fronts. The scenario of an invasion of the British Isles disappeared when Hitler attacked the Soviet Union.

Detailed explanation-3: -David Fromkin is the author of “The Way of the World, ” a brief world history. Then, in the early summer of 1941, Hitler betrayed Stalin by invading Russia, forcing the Soviet Union to change sides and ally itself with Britain and, later, America.

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