WORLD WAR II 1941 1945
THE ATTACK ON PEARL HARBOR
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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If the Allies invaded France, the Germans would focus their efforts on defeating the Soviet Union.
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The Allies did not have enough troops to fully support an attack on France.
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The German troops were deeply embedded in Europe; the attack might not be successful.
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An invasion in Europe could have caused the Soviet Union to form an alliance with Germany.
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Detailed explanation-1: -An invasion in Europe could have caused the Soviet Union to form an alliance with Germany. The German troops were deeply embedded in Europe; the attack might not be successful is the British argue against starting a second front in Europe. Hence, option C is correct.
Detailed explanation-2: -Why did the British argue against starting a second front in Europe? If the Allies invaded France, the Germans would focus their efforts on defeating the Soviet Union. The Allies did not have enough troops to fully support an attack on France.
Detailed explanation-3: -Second Front Controversy. Soviets were taking a beating at the hands of the Germans and were eager for the U.S. to attack Germany from the west, across the English channel, through France. Stalin needed his allies to launch a full-scale invasion of western Europe to divert German forces from the Eastern Front.
Detailed explanation-4: -From 1942 to 1944 one subject dominated Allied strategic debate-the creation of a Second Front in Europe. During these years, the Soviet Union single-handedly resisted a massive German invasion. Stalin demanded his allies strike at the heart of Hitler’s empire in northwest Europe, establishing a “second front."
Detailed explanation-5: -To relieve the enormous pressure on the Soviet Union, American President Franklin Roosevelt and British Prime Minister Winston Churchill had promised, on behalf of the United States and the United Kingdom, to open a second front in Western Europe.