WORLD HISTORY

HISTORY

WORLD WAR II

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which Axis Power conquered Manchuria, the Philippines and other territories in the Pacific?
A
Japan
B
Italy
C
Germany
D
USSR
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Japan joined the allies against Germany in 1914-18 in a struggle to control a portion of China and then conquered Manchuria in 1931 in an effort to secure a land area rich in raw materials.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Axis powers (Germany, Italy, Japan) were opposed by the Allied Powers (led by Great Britain, the United States, and the Soviet Union). Five other nations joined the Axis during World War II: Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria, Slovakia, and Croatia.

Detailed explanation-3: -Hirohito was the head of state under the Meiji Constitution during Japan’s imperial expansion, militarization, and involvement in World War II. Japan waged a war across Asia in the 1930s and 40s in the name of Hirohito, who was revered as a god.

Detailed explanation-4: -But which countries actually fought in the war? In fact, many nations were touched by the conflict, but the main combatants can be grouped into two opposing factions–Germany, Japan, and Italy where the Axis powers. France, Great Britain, the United States, and the Soviet Union were the Allied powers.

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