HISTORY
WORLD WAR II
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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they were afraid of more Japanese attacks in the Pacific
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the situation in Europe was desperate and the Allies greatly needed help from the U.S.
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the U.S. was angry at Hitler because of the Holocaust
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None of the above
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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 after the United States joined the war in December 1941.
Detailed explanation-2: -Hence, he leaned towards a “Europe First” strategy, even before the United States became an active belligerent. That meant that the United States would concentrate the majority of its resources and energies in achieving a victory over Germany first and then focus on defeating Japan.
Detailed explanation-3: -Operation Torch-the invasion of French North Africa-involving the 9th, 3rd Infantry and the 2nd Armored Divisions, initiated on 8 November 1942, was the first ground combat operations for the United States in the European theater of World War II.
Detailed explanation-4: -Although the first American troops arrived in Europe in June 1917, the AEF did not fully participate at the front until October, when the First Division, one of the best-trained divisions of the AEF, entered the trenches at Nancy, France.