Question

the following question has two parts. answer part a first, and then part b. what is the central idea of the speech? a the japanese government lied to the u.s. government and attacked places they promised they would leave in peace. b the japanese government deceived the u.s. government and launched a planned surprise attack against nations throughout the pacific. c malaya, hong kong, guam, the philippine islands, wake island, and midway island have been attacked by japanese forces against the will of the u.s. government. d japanese forces are killing u.s. soldiers in countries across the pacific region. (b) which key detail from the speech best supports the central idea? a \the attack yesterday on the hawaiian islands has caused severe damage to american naval and military forces\ (paragraph 4) b \the japanese ambassador to the united states and his colleague delivered to our secretary of state a formal reply to a recent american message\ (paragraph 3) c \very many american lives have been lost\ (paragraph 5) d \the distance of hawaii from japan makes it obvious that the attack was deliberately planned many days or even weeks ago\ (paragraph 4)

Explanation:

For Part A, the central idea should capture the over - arching theme of the Japanese government's actions. Option B best describes the Japanese government's deception and planned surprise attacks across the Pacific. For Part B, the detail about the attack being deliberately planned (Option D) supports the idea of a planned surprise attack in Part A.

Answer:

Part A: B. The Japanese government deceived the U.S. government and launched a planned surprise attack against nations throughout the Pacific.
Part B: D. "the distance of Hawaii from Japan makes it obvious that the attack was deliberately planned many days or even weeks ago" (paragraph 4)