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3 - Poland decided to attack Germany in WWII
-The Qing Dynasty was overthrown by the Republic of China in the 19th Century
-The Rape of Nanking occurred where Japanese soldiers raped and killed between 50,000-300,000 civilians
2 -Germany attacked to get out of their war debt from WWI and also to regain lost land from that war.
-Japan attacked because of their xenophobic nature and they also needed natural resources.

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3)-The combination of ultranationalism, a centralized state, and European technology allowed Japan to conquer Korea in the first Sino Japanese War
-The Non-Aggression pact was created by the USSR and Germany as an agreement just incase war would start.
-Japan dynamited China's railways and blamed China for sabotage.
2)-The hunger for territory was one of the reasons the Germans attacked other foreign nations.
-Japan attacked because they needed more resources.

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-Germany continued the statement that the promises made before war are rarely kept after war.
-Japan and Germany started the war for economic reasons
-Germany put agression over diplomacy as shown by their disregard for the treaty of versaille
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-Japan attacked due to their xenophobic nature giving them justification to attack as well as their need for natural resources and their overly prepared military
-Germany attacked to regain lost land from WW1 and get the country out of economic dept

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3) Japan's lack of resources was a factor in why it invaded China,
China had a curious initial policy of non-resistance, and the the capture of Poland may have aided Germany in removing a buffer state between them and the USSR.
2) A reason why Japan invaded China was partly because of its xenophobic nature, which justified their invasion in their minds.  A reason why Germany invaded Poland was to gain territory to support its growing economy , which was recovering from the Treaty of Versaille.

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-Japan left the league of nations, assumably sparking tensions with more than one region involved..in addition fought with China, sparking even deeper tensions. (they had a great feeing of superiority and their own goals, which did not sit well with the League of Nations, therefore they left)
- Japan brutally murdered Chinese civilians after great tension and war with them, frustrated with the difficult victory (large scale brutality)
-Japan expanded throughout the Pacific Ocean and E Asia because of their large strain due to a large population and military
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-9/1/1939 --> german forces attacked Poland beginning WWII in Europe, bombing cities etc. through a war tactic called Blitzkrieg, helpful in defeating trench warfare. They attacked because they wanted to gain territory and rule in their dictatorships.
-Japan developed a xenophobic and ultranationalist society due to their isolation (thought they were better than everyone else)..causing them to be brutal towards other regions, thinking of themselves and with righteousness.
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3) -Japan used ultra-nationalism and western ideas to take over Korea and then parts of China.
-Hitler used Judeo-Bolshevism for anti-antisemitism and attacks on communism.
-The Rape of Nanking was a massacre where Japanese troops raped and slaughtered 50,000 to 300,000 Chinese civilians.
2) -The Japanese attacked to expand their nation for China's natural resources.
-Germany invaded Poland to regain lost territory for living space.

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-in the 19th century the Qing dynasty was overthrown by the  republic of china.
-the meji restoration, which started as warrior codes, soon become a religious devotion to a warlord.
-poland allthough being a new country with very little resources, opted to attack Germany in start of WWII.
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-Germany attacked in blitzkriegs in order to try and have a rapid approach that would save money, lives, and resources.
-the germans believed that obtaining new land would bring Germany out of their depression.

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3 things:
- On September 1, 1939, the Germans waged a massive assault on Poland, kicking off WWII.
- Since the USSR was originally opposed to the Nazis, the Non-Aggression Pact between Germany and the USSR shocked Europe.
- With rage and defeat, China has consequently taken it out on its citizens as a result.
2 Things:
- For an unwarranted cause, the Japanese invaded the Chinese, forcing them to abandon the League of Nations.
- The cause of Germany's Invasion was that they believed that Poland was filled with resources that they desired to receive as they invaded Poland.

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3)
- Germany and USSR had a non-aggression pact
-Civilians in China had endured brutality
-the pact was broken in after days
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- Hitler had said he attacked Poland to stop the economic depression in Germany and to reverse the effects of the First World War
-Japan's reasons for the invasion of Manchuria were deemed unjust by the league of nations which prompted Japan to leave the league of nations

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-Japan considered themselves very powerful and the most sophisticated society.
-Japan conquered Manchuria so that they can acquire more land and supplies
-the Polins defended their land decently considering their technology and supplies were no match for the German army.
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-There was no specific reason for Japans attacks towards China. Japan just had more advanced technology and determination.
-The reason why Hitler attacked Polin was because he wanted to rise up from the German depression due to WWl

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3) - Ultranationalism, Centralized States and European Technology allowed Japan to conquer Korea from the Chinese.
- The Russo-German Pact consented that if one party involves in war, then the other would remains neutral.
- World War ll in 1939 when German invaded Poland.
2) - Hitler attacked on others out of the humiliation that German got from World War l
- Germany invaded Poland to regain lost territory and rule their neighbor to the east.

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-Two leaders Hitler and Stalin somehow came to an agreement even though both were very dominant, which ultimately became the non-aggression pact.
-Japan, considering their technology, thought that they were the most sophisticated and used their ego to agrees into other asian countries like China.
- Hitler's attempt to regain lost territory at Poland contributed to the start of WWII.

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- Japan had a sense of superiority because they had advantages in terms of technology (weapons).
-Germany invaded Poland because Hitler wanted to regain some of the lost territory. This also helped them make a statement to protect their damaged glory from WWI.

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3. -in the 1920s, the spread of communism led to the creation of the chinese communist party or CCP
-ultranationalism, centralized state, and european technology allowed japan to invade and conquer korea from china
-japan detonated small amounts of dynamite on manchuria railway and falsely accused china of sabotage
2. the germans attacked because they wanted to gain more land for their country and bccause of the shocking pact that was created

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Three parts that stuck out to me
--Massacre at Nanking is considered one of the largest atrocities in human history.
--Idea of blitzkrieg was where slow, trench warfare would be thrown away for a faster type of warfare meant to end battles quickly.
--Japan was able to ultilize western techonologies to take over Chinese territories.
Two reasons why Japan/Germany attacked
--Japan invaded Manchuria which had ample resources and living space.
--Germany invaded poland to try and end the German economic depression ( a result of WWI ).

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-1920's spread of communism led to the creation of CCP.
-Blitzkrieg was supposed to lower the cost of war for Germany by gaining more land.
-The Polish had unsophisticated military equipment and collapsed quickly.
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-The Japanese infiltrated the Chinese for an unjustified reason causing them to leave the league of nations.
-Japanese troop's conducted a military exercise in Chinese territory startling them and leading to shots being fired.

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a. The Russo-German pact made it so that if one party went to war, the other would stay neutral
b. The Japanese were highly xenophobic
c. Despite the isolation, due to their xenophobia, Japan were quite advanced; they thought, though, they were the most civilized country in the world
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a. Germany wanted to gain land 'for their people'
b. Due to Japan's high population and military, and it's need for resources, they started to expand towards the Asian mainland
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As stated above, Japan thought of themselves as above any other country. With that said, they used this to justify their expansion and eventual attacking.

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The Japanese took advantage of the European weapons that they owned to launch attacks on other Asian countries. They were motivated by their strong sense of ultranationalism, and supported by their strong, centralized state. Hitler invaded Poland in 1939 because he wanted to regain lost territory and expand Germany eastward.
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Japan attacked Manchuria and China because they knew that these countries had valuable resources that they needed for their industrialization. They also tried to invade IndoChina because they wanted to have control over the oil-rich areas of the east Indies.

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a. Nationalist sentiment among the Japanese was very strong and contributed to their aggression in the asian region
b. Japan, surprised with resistance from the chinese, commited brutal acts against civilians
c. Hitler merged his anti-semetic rhetoric with anti-communist ones.
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a. Japan had a large military and civilan population, and they needed more land, so they chose to expand in the asian region.
b. Germany as a country wanted to restore it's former glory and by invading poland it would show they were a formidable force once again.

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3.  3 parts that stuck out: Japan had a strong xenophobic attitude towards all else, Poland was unable to resist German attacks because of a relatively new country and outdated war machinery, and Germany used a technique, the Lightning Strike, in order to sweep through Poland quickly and Effectively.
2. 2 Reasons while Japan or Germany attacked: Japan continued the siege of Chinese cities after being refused the ability to search for a missing man and Germany attacked Poland in order to help alleviate depression era problems.

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1. Japan committed atrocities against China due to their xenophobic and imperialistic ideals.
2. Hitler and Stalin, two leaders that had major opposing viewpoints, allied with each other and made an non-aggression pact.
3. Poland was a young and under-equipped country that was invaded and destroyed due to Hitler's Blitzkrieg.
1. Japan wanted to take Manchuria because of its vast and rich resources.
2. Germany invaded Poland in order to create "living and farming" space for German citizens and to boost Germany's economy.

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1. Despite being isolated from the rest of the world, Japan had advanced western technology and a strong military.
2. Casualties for China (250,000 men) were much larger than those of Japan (60,000 men)
3. Poland was not as advanced in terms of their military, technology, and equipment because it was new.
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1. Japan invaded China for more land and raw materials to support its industrialization.
2. Germany attacked Poland because it wanted new land for both farming, industry, and living, which would end German depression and humiliation from World War I, according to Hitler.

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3.
-China's civil war set up an opportunity for Japan to invade.
-Germany's large scale attack on Poland was believed to ignite the start of WWII.
-The Germans created a new style of attack call Blitzkrieg in order to avoid the trench warfare of WWI.
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-Germany attacked Poland in order to gain natural resources and living space.
-Japan's beliefs that their culture was the most sophisticated caused them to attack.

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3. The Germans signed a treaty with the country Hitler trashed to get into power.
China was able to put a civil war on hold in order to try and defend itself from Japan.
Japan felt they were the most civilized country in the world.
2. Germany attacked to quickly gain land that they could farm and build industry on.
Japan attacked to gain the resource-rich Manchuria.
1. I also agree with Josh that Germany was also looking to redeem themselves of the shame from their defeat in WWI

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3.
-aggression pact was formed between Germany and The Soviet Union
-9 days after the pact Germany attacked Poland
- Japanese were very xenophobic
2.
- Germany felt the need to attack because they wanted to gain land quickly in order to raise agriculture.
-Japan's main reason for invading was because of their need for resources

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3. - Japan had been isolated from the rest of the world, and had improved their military due to the Meiji Restoration.
- After the Qing dynasty was overthrown by the nationalist republicans there was intense regionalism across China.
- The USSR and Germany had made a non-aggression pact which stated, if one party had gotten into a war the other would have to remain neutrals.

2. - Germany had attacked Poland 9 days after signing the non-aggression pact. They wanted this new area to improve the lives of germans and hopefully end the depression.
- Japan began to conquer parts of China for their resources. They specifically went to invade Manchuria because the land had vast resources.

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3. -Ultranationalism, a centralized state, and European technology brought Japan to conquer Korea.
-Japan was isolated for a long amount of time because of the Meiji restoration.
-German forces attacked Poland a few days after signing the pact between Germany and the USSR.
2. - Germany's reason for attacking Poland was to gain more living space and land in order to farm and build more German industries .
- Japan invaded Manchuria for their lands vast resources.

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3 parts that stuck out
1. Japan purposely faked an attack so that they could invade Manchuria.
2. Two leaders who hated each other's ideas allied with each other (Hitler anti-communist allied with Stalin anti-nazi
3. Poland was underequipped for a war against Germany and although they fought Valianty, they were destroyed.
2 reason for war
1. Japan wanted to invade Manchuria due to Manrhucria's vast resources.
2. Germany's reason for invading Poland was to gain "living space" and natural resources.

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3.) - China had lost the war against Japan even though they had a vast difference in conquered land
- Japan slowly started to take over regions controlled by China
- China had taken out rage on citizens when they had lost the war
2.)- Japan was conquering other regions controlled by China which initiated a conflict between the two nations, they had done this in order to gain areas rich with materials. Germany had started attacking to conquer more land from Poland and take control

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- Japan viewed their culture as the most sophisticated and the most civilized.
- Japan was isolated for over a millennia which contributed to a xenophobic mentality.
- Only 9 days after the pact, Germany attacked Poland.
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- Germany attacked Poland in order to gain more land for industry and agriculture and to redeem themselves from their losses in World War I.
- Japan attacked Manchuria for more land since the Japanese economy was strained due to a large a large population and a large military.

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3.
- Japan conquered many parts of China which broke the rules of the league of nations.
- Japan's invasion of china was deemed unjust but all they did was leave the league of nations.
- Germany signed an agreement which said they would not invade Poland but they invaded only 9 days after it was signed.
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- Japan had a rapidly growing population and needed more resources.
- Germany invaded Poland because they needed land for farming.

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3: - September 1, 1939 marks the day the German's attack on Poland.
- Japan viewed their culture as "most civilized"
- Poland was not as equipped yet because it was a new nation and they were lacking in military equipment.
2: - Japan invaded Manchuria because they would be provided with resources and living spaces.
- Germany attacked Poland with a strategy called Blitzkrieg. This was the idea of recovering from the results of World War I.

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3. China was having a civil war before Japan began it's invasion, Japan framed China for an attack on their railroad in order to gain Manchuria, 9 days after the Russo-German pact was signed the Germans invaded Poland.
2. Japan attacked South East China after having a skirmish with Chinese troops on the border of Manchuria. The Germans invaded Poland in order to remove the past shame from losing WW1.

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3. a) Japan was isolated for a long period of time, and they viewed their society as the most civilized.
b) The massacre of Nanking was maybe the most defining factor in the second Sino-Japanese War. Causalities were estimated to be around 300,000.
c) The German and USSR's non-aggression pact was surprising because the USSR had clearly opposed the actions of Hitler.
2. a) China was attacked by Japan because Japan needed more resources, and were encouraged to attack because China had sworn not to resist. This led to the Japanese becoming angered at the Civilians resistance, leading to the Massacre of Nanking.
b) Germany started WW2 by attacking Poland. The extra land in Poland would benefit Germany because they would have more living space, more areas to farm, and overall be able to produce enough materials to end German depression.

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3.
- German launched a huge attack on Poland on September 1, 1939 igniting the start of WWII.
- The Chinese civil war opened an opportunity for Japan to take over.
- Japan's military improved vastly due to the Meiji Restoration.
2.
- Japan attacked China because of the vast resources there, specifically in Manchuria.
- The Germans started WWII by attacking the recently formed country of Poland. By doing this, they have taken over more land to try to end the German depression.

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3: - the Russo-German Pact was a pact to said when one country went into a war the other one will remain neutral.
- Blitzkrieg was an idea to allow the Germans to not lose as many resources and have fewer casualties.
- Poland's army tried to fight but didn't do so well since they weren't as advanced with war equipment.
2: - The Germans hoped that by being more efficient in invaded Poland they could fix German's economic depression from the last war.
- Japan had a large population and advanced military resources which allowed them to led expansion towards the Asian mainland.

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-Meiji Restoration: warriors and feudal codes the translated to devotion to the emperor
-Japan developed a highly militaristic society
-There was a pact between the USSR and Germany that if one party went into war, the other would have to remain neutral
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-After the pact between the USSR and Germany, German forces launched an attack on Poland
- Japan's large population and military had requirements for resources, which strained the economy which eventually led to expansion towards Asian mainland.

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3: a) The Russo-German Pact said that when one country goes into war the other one stays neutral
b) The strategy of Blitzkrieg was so that combat was quick
c) The Chinese lost 250,000 soldiers against Japan
2: a) It allowed Germany to gain land for their people.
b) Japan believed that they were superior to any other culture

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3. - Japan had been isolated for a long period of time from the rest of the world
- Japanese was able to launch many attacks against other countries due to their advantage of their western technology
- Japan viewed their culture as most civilized and sophisticated
2. - Germany attacked because it allowed Germany to gain a greater plot of land for their people
- Japan attacked because they believed that their culture was the most sophisticated

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3. -An estimated range of 50,00 to 300,00 citizens were raped and executed in Nanjing
-Britain and France declared ware on Germany shortly after they invaded Poland
-Japan falsely accused China of sabotage known as the Mukden incident.
2. Japan was isolated due to the Meiji restoration, which resulted in a sense of ultra nationalism, European technology, and a centralized state.
Germany attacked Poland after a pact between the USSR and Germany. The new land would've helped bring Germany out of depression

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3.- The Chinese lost 250,000 men fighting back against Japan while Japan lost 60,000 men.
-9 days after the treaty between Russia and Germany was signed, Germany launched an attack on Poland.
-From 50,000-300,000 Chinese were raped and executed by the Japanese after the victory over Nanking.
2. -Their isolation led to a highly militaristic society.
-The Japanese attacked because years of seclusion during the Meiji Restoration led to a xenophobic mentality. They believed their culture was the most sophisticated.

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3. -Japan was separated from the rest of the world.
-They had developed a self-centered view of their society.
- Japan took advantage of Western technologies in order to gain control of land in China.
2. -Japan was in need of more resources due to their rapidly growing population.
-Japan had felt superior due to their technological advances and they also felt their culture were more superior.

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- The Japanese developed  xenophobic attitudes due to their isolation from the "rest of the world" and their initiation of the Meiji Revolution.
- The Non Aggression pact between Germany and the USSR caused shock across Europe because the USSR was initially against the Nazis.
-  The Germans had gained lots of new land and living space in Lebensraum, this helped end their depression from WWI.
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- Japan had attacked China because they experienced an increase sense of nationalism from their prolonged isolation. This aided their desire to
- The Germans and USSR's pact contributed to Germany's ability to attack Poland and gain more land.