WORLD WAR II 1941 1945
THE START OF THE SECOND WORLD WAR
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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They feared their neighbors would invade them first
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They wanted access to more raw goods and natural resources
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They each had leaders who were assassinated by their enemies
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They wanted to get back at the United States for invading them in World War I
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Detailed explanation-1: -Faced with severe shortages of oil and other natural resources and driven by the ambition to displace the United States as the dominant Pacific power, Japan decided to attack the United States and British forces in Asia and seize the resources of Southeast Asia.
Detailed explanation-2: -On September 27, 1940, Germany, Italy, and Japan signed the Tripartite Pact. This pact formalized the alliance between the three countries, which subsequently were referred to as the Axis powers. In the Pact, Japan recognized “the leadership of Germany and Italy in the establishment of a new order in Europe.”
Detailed explanation-3: -While regional dialects existed in both areas, both the Germans and Japanese were generally unified by a common language family that differentiated them from neighboring people. Both regions also shared a common history, real and mythical stories of common ancestors provided another force for unification.
Detailed explanation-4: -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.