Question

use the excerpt below to answer the question.
whereas it is the policy of this government to take all measures within its power to rescue the victims of enemy oppression who are in imminent danger of death...
—franklin d. roosevelt, executive order 9417, 1944
why did president roosevelt establish the war refugee board?
a. to help european jews escape the holocaust
b. to monitor the treatment of prisoners of war
c. to send humanitarian relief to the allied nations
d. to follow through on agreements made at the yalta conference

Explanation:

The excerpt states the government's policy is to rescue victims of enemy oppression facing imminent death. The War Refugee Board, established via this 1944 executive order, was focused on aiding victims of the Holocaust, primarily European Jews, who were facing mass murder by Nazi Germany (enemy oppression). The other options do not align: the board was not for POW monitoring, relief to Allied nations, or Yalta Conference follow-through.

Answer:

A. to help European Jews escape the Holocaust