Question

1. Japan attacked Pearl Harbor to limit the ability of the United States to (2 points).
A. fulfill its Lend-Lease commitments with Britain. .
B. resist Japan’s invasion of America’s west coast. .
C. slow Germany’s invasion of the Soviet Union. .
D. mount a strong resistance to Japanese expansion in Asia and the Pacific. . .
2. During World War II, the United States and the Soviet Union were united in . (2 points).
A. their opposition to Nazi Germany. .
B. their hatred of totalitarianism. .
C. their embrace of democratic principles. .
D. their efforts to free Chi

Answer 1

1. Japan attacked Pearl Harbor to limit the ability of the United States to mount a strong resistance to Japanese expansion in Asia and the Pacific. The correct option among all the options given is option "D".

2. During World War II, the United States and the Soviet Union were united in their opposition to Nazi Germany. The correct option among all the options given is option "A".

Answer 2

1. Japan attacked Pearl Harbor to limit the ability of the United States to mount a strong resistance to Japanese expansion in Asia and the Pacific. Option D is correct.

2. During World War II, the United States and the Soviet Union were united in  their opposition to Nazi Germany. Option A is correct.

In spite of the fact that relations between the Soviet Union and the United States had been strained in the years before World War II, the U.S.-Soviet alliance of 1941–1945 greatly cooperated and was fundamental to defeat the Nazi Germany.