USA HISTORY

WORLD WAR II 1941 1945

THE START OF THE SECOND WORLD WAR

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Early in WWII, Allied leaders decided that the enemy they had to defeat first was ____
A
Soviet Union
B
Imperial Japan
C
Nazi Germany
D
Ottoman Empire
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Europe first, also known as Germany first, was the key element of the grand strategy agreed upon by the United States and the United Kingdom during World War II. According to this policy, the United States and the United Kingdom would use the preponderance of their resources to subdue Nazi Germany in Europe first.

Detailed explanation-2: -The battle for Narvik was the first time that British, French, Polish and Norwegian forces fought together. And they won. The recapture of Narvik on 28 May 1940 was the first major defeat of the war for Nazi Germany.

Detailed explanation-3: -On June 10, 1940, shortly before Germany defeated France, Italy joined the war as Germany’s ally.

Detailed explanation-4: -Germany had allies such as Italy, Hungary, Bulgaria, and Romania. These European countries were part of the Axis Powers. The countries that fought against Germany and the Axis Powers in Europe were called the Allied Powers. The main Allied Powers in Europe were Great Britain, the Soviet Union, and France.

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