CHAPTER 24 DEBATING THE UNITED STATES’ RESPONSE TO THE
HOLOCAUST QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS | STUDY GUIDE &
PRACTICE TEST 2026/2027
Based on the evidence provided in the video, which of the following statements accurately capture the
United States' response to the outbreak of war in Europe and Asia? - ANS ✔✔Nazi aggression in Europe
and Japanese expansion in the Pacific convinced FDR that a global war existed and that the United States
needed to confront it.
The fall of France in 1940 and the threat of a Nazi invasion of Great Britain prompted FDR to push for
support efforts that would provide supplies and weapons to its allies fighting against Germany.
Based on the passages you read, do you find the authors' arguments contradictory or complementary?
Determine whether each of the following arguments are found in one excerpt, both excerpts, or neither.
- ANS ✔✔both excerpts:
FDR could have done more to combat the mass murder of millions of Jews during the Holocaust, but he
failed to do so.
Wyman's excerpt only:
Roosevelt's administration was not merely indifferent to the plight of Jews in Europe; it actively
hampered and obstructed possible rescue efforts.
Breitman and Lichtman's excerpt only:
While FDR's record toward Jews during World War II leaves much to be desired, he did what he could
given the limitations of his presidency amid a total war.
neither excerpt:
If Roosevelt had ordered the bombing of Auschwitz, he almost certainly could have stopped Hitler from
carrying out his "Final Solution."
How do these authors assess the morality of the response to the Holocaust from both the U.S.
government and President Roosevelt? Match the authors to the best description. - ANS ✔✔David S.
Wyman:
It is a moral failure that the United States, led by President Roosevelt, had the knowledge and power to
save Jews from the Holocaust and it did not.
Richard Breitman and Allan J. Lichtman:
The Holocaust is incredibly tragic, but the fault lies with Nazi Germany, not the United States. President
Roosevelt took steps within his power, however limited, to help the Jews, but his ultimate focus
remained defeating Hitler.
In the passage from The Abandonment of the Jews, David Wyman highlights which of the following ways
that President Roosevelt's administration abandoned European Jews? - ANS ✔✔The FDR administration
was more concerned about the impact of bringing in Jewish refugees than it was about the dangers Jews
faced in Europe.
HOLOCAUST QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS | STUDY GUIDE &
PRACTICE TEST 2026/2027
Based on the evidence provided in the video, which of the following statements accurately capture the
United States' response to the outbreak of war in Europe and Asia? - ANS ✔✔Nazi aggression in Europe
and Japanese expansion in the Pacific convinced FDR that a global war existed and that the United States
needed to confront it.
The fall of France in 1940 and the threat of a Nazi invasion of Great Britain prompted FDR to push for
support efforts that would provide supplies and weapons to its allies fighting against Germany.
Based on the passages you read, do you find the authors' arguments contradictory or complementary?
Determine whether each of the following arguments are found in one excerpt, both excerpts, or neither.
- ANS ✔✔both excerpts:
FDR could have done more to combat the mass murder of millions of Jews during the Holocaust, but he
failed to do so.
Wyman's excerpt only:
Roosevelt's administration was not merely indifferent to the plight of Jews in Europe; it actively
hampered and obstructed possible rescue efforts.
Breitman and Lichtman's excerpt only:
While FDR's record toward Jews during World War II leaves much to be desired, he did what he could
given the limitations of his presidency amid a total war.
neither excerpt:
If Roosevelt had ordered the bombing of Auschwitz, he almost certainly could have stopped Hitler from
carrying out his "Final Solution."
How do these authors assess the morality of the response to the Holocaust from both the U.S.
government and President Roosevelt? Match the authors to the best description. - ANS ✔✔David S.
Wyman:
It is a moral failure that the United States, led by President Roosevelt, had the knowledge and power to
save Jews from the Holocaust and it did not.
Richard Breitman and Allan J. Lichtman:
The Holocaust is incredibly tragic, but the fault lies with Nazi Germany, not the United States. President
Roosevelt took steps within his power, however limited, to help the Jews, but his ultimate focus
remained defeating Hitler.
In the passage from The Abandonment of the Jews, David Wyman highlights which of the following ways
that President Roosevelt's administration abandoned European Jews? - ANS ✔✔The FDR administration
was more concerned about the impact of bringing in Jewish refugees than it was about the dangers Jews
faced in Europe.
