USA HISTORY

WORLD WAR II 1941 1945

THE START OF THE SECOND WORLD WAR

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Prior to the beginning of the Second World War, how did the actions of Germany and Japan cause concern among their neighboring nations?
A
Germany and Japan limited access to fresh water resources.
B
Germany and Japan refused to recognize the human rights of their citizens.
C
Germany and Japan boarded foreign ships and forced sailors to join their navies.
D
Germany and Japan expanded by demanding border changes and additional land.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -On September 27, 1940, the Axis powers are formed as Germany, Italy and Japan become allies with the signing of the Tripartite Pact in Berlin. The Pact provided for mutual assistance should any of the signatories suffer attack by any nation not already involved in the war.

Detailed explanation-2: -Hitler’s invasion of Poland in September 1939 drove Great Britain and France to declare war on Germany, marking the beginning of World War II.

Detailed explanation-3: -World War 2 ended with the surrender of Germany to the Allies in May 1945 and the unconditional surrender in, August of that year, of Japan to America following the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

Detailed explanation-4: -"Blitzkrieg, ” a German word meaning “Lightning War, ” was Germany’s strategy to avoid a long war in the first phase of World War II in Europe. Germany’s strategy was to defeat its opponents in a series of short campaigns.

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