Assertion (A): The USA was unwilling to join World War II.

Reason (R): The USA feared the comeback of economic problems that the First World War had caused.

 

Answer:

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USA was unwilling to join World War II because in world war I, they faced an acute economic crisis and they feared facing all the economic crises once again. So the US initially resisted being involved in world war II.

Therefore:

  • Assertion (A): The USA was unwilling to join World War II. This is true.
  • Reasoning (R): The USA feared the comeback of economic problems that the First World War had caused.  This is true.
  • The USA was unwilling to join World War II related to the economic problems they faced during World War I. So, reasoning is the correct explanation of the assertion

Thus,

    • Assertion is true .
    • Reasoning is true
    • And, the reasoning is the correct explanation of the assertion.

      So the correct answer is (a)

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