Although Franklin Roosevelt pledged to remain neutral, why did the United States eventually enter World War II?
a. Churchill acknowledged that Britain was going to be forced to surrender, and Russia was unable to win the war alone.
b. Congress strongly disagreed with the way Britain and France handled the Munich Conference.
c. France fell to the Nazi army.
d. Hitler invaded Poland.
e. Japan attacked Pearl Harbor and Germany declared war on the United States.
ANS: E
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