USA HISTORY

WORLD WAR II 1941 1945

THE START OF THE SECOND WORLD WAR

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Japan’s invasion of China in l937 and Germany’s attack on Poland in 1939 led directly to
A
the beginning of World War II in Asia and Europe.
B
a meeting at Yalta between the United States and the Soviet Union.
C
a conference at Munich for European leaders
D
the withdrawal of Britain and France from European affairs.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Overt hostilities between Japan and China began after the Marco Polo Bridge incident of July 7, 1937, when shots were exchanged between Chinese and Japanese troops on the outskirts of Peking. Open fighting broke out in that area, and in late July the Japanese captured the Peking-Tientsin area.

Detailed explanation-2: -Second Sino-Japanese War, (1937–45), conflict that broke out when China began a full-scale resistance to the expansion of Japanese influence in its territory (which had begun in 1931).

Detailed explanation-3: -Conflict in Asia began well before the official start of World War II. Seeking raw materials to fuel its growing industries, Japan invaded the Chinese province of Manchuria in 1931. By 1937 Japan controlled large sections of China, and war crimes against the Chinese became commonplace.

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