Asked by Dylan Gessner on Jul 13, 2024

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How did Winston Churchill respond to the news that the Japanese had attacked Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941?

A) "Our fate is sealed."
B) "This is the end of the world."
C) "So we had won after all."
D) "A worse thing could not have happened."

Winston Churchill

A British politician, army officer, and writer who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom during World War II and again in the early 1950s.

Pearl Harbor

A U.S. naval base in Hawaii that was the site of a surprise military strike by the Japanese Navy against the United States on December 7, 1941, leading directly to the U.S. entering World War II.

  • Acquire knowledge of the major events and political actions precipitating and during World War II.
  • Identify the key figures of World War II and their contributions to determining the war's result.
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Danish NazirJul 15, 2024
Final Answer :
C
Explanation :
Churchill saw the attack on Pearl Harbor as a turning point that would inevitably bring the United States fully into World War II alongside Britain, thus significantly bolstering the Allies' chances of victory.