At their meeting in Cairo, Roosevelt tried to persuade Churchill to

A) invade Germany immediately.
B) give up British colonies in India and Burma.
C) accompany him to Teheran to meet with Stalin.
D) give the Philippine Islands independence when the war ended.


Answer: B

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