HISTORY
WORLD WAR II
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Wanted to help the Allies, but had to appease U.S. citizens who opposed the war
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Agreed with the isolationists and promoted an isolationist policy
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He did not understand the position of the isolationists and was preparing to ask Congress to declare war
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Wanted to avoid the war because he did not see it as a threat to the United States
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Detailed explanation-1: -Statement that most accurately reflects Roosevelt’s feeling toward joining the war? He wanted to help the Allies but had to appease U.S. citizens who opposed entering the war. What was the Lend-Lease Act? A policy allowing the president to provide arms to certain foreign countries.
Detailed explanation-2: -Franklin Roosevelt gave a radio address to Americans on the same day, deploring the commencement of war while laying the blame on Nazi aggression. In a careful balancing act, he tried to arouse American indignation at Hitler’s effort to dominate Europe while pledging his adherence to the Neutrality Act passed in 1937.
Detailed explanation-3: -During the 1930s, the combination of the Great Depression and the memory of tragic losses in World War I contributed to pushing American public opinion and policy toward isolationism. Isolationists advocated non-involvement in European and Asian conflicts and non-entanglement in international politics.
Detailed explanation-4: -Which of the following statement accurately summarizes Breitman and Lichtman’s characterization of President Roosevelt’s policy toward the Holocaust? Roosevelt worked covertly and did more than any of his political adversaries would have.