WORLD WAR II 1941 1945
THE START OF THE SECOND WORLD WAR
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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to capture ports that could be used by Allied supply ships
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to help give the Soviets more time to move factories away from the front
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to prevent Germany from taking the Suez Canal and cutting off oil supplies
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to force Germany to send troops from the Soviet front to fight in France
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Detailed explanation-1: -Churchill and Roosevelt argued that any attempt to land troops in Western Europe would result in heavy casualties. Until the Soviet’s victory at Stalingrad in January, 1943, Stalin had feared that without a second front, Germany would defeat them.
Detailed explanation-2: -Stalin favored the Allied landing in France because he had territorial ambitions of his own in the Balkans.
Detailed explanation-3: -Answer and Explanation: Stalin wanted Britain and the USA to open a second front in France because he wanted there to be more distractions for the Nazi army during the Second World War.
Detailed explanation-4: -Stalin pressured Britain and America to open a “second front” in Western Europe. He argued that an invasion across the English Channel would force Hitler to divert troops from the Soviet front. Churchill and Roosevelt didn’t think the Allies had enough troops to attempt an invasion an European soil.