HISTORY
WORLD WAR II
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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asking Congress to enter the war
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urging continued appeasement of aggressor nations
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attempting to negotiate a peaceful settlement of the hostilities
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selling military supplies to the Allied nations
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Detailed explanation-1: -In his January 1941 State of the Union Address-often called the Four Freedoms speech-Roosevelt cast the war as a fight for four universal human freedoms, freedom of speech, freedom of religion, freedom from want, and freedom from fear.
Detailed explanation-2: -Though President Roosevelt wanted to provide assistance to the British, both American law and public fears that the United States would be drawn into the conflict blocked his plans. The Neutrality Act of 1939 allowed belligerents to purchase war materiel from the United States, but only on a “cash and carry” basis.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Allied powers were led by Winston Churchill, the prime minister of the United Kingdom; Joseph Stalin, premier of the Soviet Union; Charles de Gaulle, leader of the French resistance; and Franklin D. Roosevelt, President of the United States.
Detailed explanation-4: -Roosevelt supervised the mobilization of the American economy to support the war effort and implemented a Europe first strategy. He also initiated the development of the world’s first atomic bomb and worked with the other Allied leaders to lay the groundwork for the United Nations and other post-war institutions.