Question

At the Arcadia Conference in January, 1942, what argument persuaded President Roosevelt and Prime Minister Churchill to pursue a “Europe-first” strategy?

A. Germany was threatening Great Britain and the Soviet Union.
B. The US was preparing to fight Japan, the strongest Axis nation.
C. Military leaders felt it was necessary to focus on Europe first.
D. The Allies had to stop Germany from sending reinforcements to Japan.

Answer 1

The correct answer is A) it was felt that Germany posed a greater threat than Japan.

The other options of the question were B) The United States was preparing to fight Japan, the strongest Axis nation. C) Military leaders felt it was necessary to focus on Europe first. D) The Allies had to stop Germany from sending reinforcements to Japan.

At their meeting in January of 1942, the argument that persuaded President Roosevelt and Prime Minister Churchill to pursue a "Europe-first" strategy was that they felt that Germany posed a greater threat than Japan.

We are talking about the most important decision that the leaders of the United States and Great Britain made during the Arcadia Conference that was held in Washington D.C. from December 1941 to January 1942. Roosevelt and Churchill had their military leaders participate in the secret meetings and decide that Germany posed a greater threat than Japan, and defining the ware strategy to be implemented.