Question

Which of these is the BEST example of Roosevelt’s goals of providing for an “all-inclusive national defense” and supporting the “resolute peoples, everywhere, who are resisting aggression”? A) passage of the Neutrality Act of 1939 and the signing of the Munich Agreement of 1938 B) the meeting of Churchill, Stalin, and Roosevelt at the Tehran Conference and the creation of the United Nations C) passage of the Selective Service and Training Act of 1940 and the Lend-Lease Act of 1941 D) the signing of the Atlantic Charter and subsequent German U-Boat attacks

Answer 1

Of the choices offered, the passage of the Selective Service and Training Act of 1940 and the Lend-Lease Act of 1941 are the BEST examples of Roosevelt’s goals of providing for an “all-inclusive national defense” and supporting the “resolute peoples, everywhere, who are resisting aggression.” The Selective Service and Training Act of 1940 was the first peacetime conscription in United States history and resulted in over 10,000,000 Americans being inducted into the U.S. military. The Lend-Lease Act resulted in a total of $50.1 billion worth of warships, warplanes and weaponry being shipped to America’s allies. (USATESTPREP answer and explanation)

Answer 2

The answer is B. Tehrān Conference is the name of this meeting between these three people - U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, and Soviet Premier Joseph Stalin in Tehrān throughout World War II. The chief meeting centered on the opening of a “second front” in Western Europe. Stalin decided to an eastern offensive to accord with the approaching Western Front, and he pushed the western leaders to continue with official preparations for their long-promised attack of German-occupied France.