Question

Newspapers began to refer to the war as the “Phony War” because ___. A. everyone knew that Germany did not have the power to succeed against the combined forces of France and Britain B. the government was instructing the newspapers to publish only good news about the war C. most people did not want to believe that another world war was going to take place D. the Axis Powers were only invading weak territories

Answer 1

In my opinion, the correct answer among the choices listed above is option C. Newspapers began to refer to the war as the “Phony War” because most people did not want to believe that another world war was going to take place. Hope this answers the question.