Truman supported the establishment of an independent state of Israel, despite concerns held by leaders of the State, Army, and Navy departments that recognition of Israel would do all of the following EXCEPT
A) turn the Arab world against the United States.
B) turn the large American-Arab population against the government.
C) threaten U.S. and European access to oil.
D) increase tensions in the Middle East and create a situation the United States would not be able to defend.
Answer: B
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