The fundamental strategic decision of World War II made by President Roosevelt and the British at the very beginning of the war was to
a. plan for a second front in Western Europe as soon as possible.
b. force Italy out of the war first by attacking the soft underbelly of Europe.
c. arouse the American people to an idealistic crusade of the same sort that Woodrow Wilson had so effectively used in World War I.
d. concentrate first on the war in Europe and to place the Pacific war against Japan on the back burner.
e. fight an equally vigorous naval war against Japan and a land war against Germany and Italy.
d
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A) publication of promotional literature B) removal of Indians to reservations C) federal funding of these institutions D) sale of public lands
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a. develop a plan for granting independence to the Philippines. b. mediate a conflict between Germany and Spain over North Africa. c. arrange a mutual defense pact with Great Britain. d. establish a colonial office to manage the United States' new empire. e. mediate a peaceful conclusion to the Russo-Japanese War.
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a. were single, middle-class men. b. were lower-class men. c. had been released from debtors’ prisons. d. arrived with other members of their families. e. sought to escape the Black Death then ravaging England.