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WORLD WAR II

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What was the context in which President Franklin D.Roosevelt said the following:“As Commander-in-Chief of the Army and Navy I have directed that all measures be taken for our defense, that always will our whole nation remember the character of the onslaught against us. No matter how long it may take us to overcome this premeditated invasion, the American people, in their righteous might, will win through to absolute victory.”-President Roosevelt, 1941
A
Upon notice of a military alliance between Germany, Italy, and Japan
B
Following Germany’s attack on Poland
C
Prior to the allied invasion of France
D
Following the attack on Pearl Harbor by the Japanese
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -"The Strenuous Life” is the name of a speech given by New York Governor Theodore Roosevelt in Chicago, Illinois, on April 10, 1900.

Detailed explanation-2: -Roosevelt built a powerful wartime coalition with Britain and the Soviet Union, and led the nation to victory against Nazi Germany. His wartime efforts prepared the path for his successor, Harry Truman, to win the war against Japan four months after his death.

Detailed explanation-3: -The day after Pearl Harbor occurred, President of the United States, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, asked Congress to declare war on Japan, and Congress almost unanimously supported this response.

Detailed explanation-4: -On December 8, 1941, the day after the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor, President Franklin Roosevelt delivered this “Day of Infamy Speech.” Immediately afterward, Congress declared war, and the United States entered World War II.

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