Compare the situations leading up to the invasions of China and Poland.
Choose one
A. China and Poland were prepared to fight their invaders.
B. China and Poland received foreign aid against potential invasion.
C. Japan and Germany were at war with China and Poland.
D. Japan and Germany invaded other countries before invading China and Poland.
C. Japan and Germany were at war with China and Poland.
Japan had been at war with China since 1937 during the Second Sino-Japanese War, which eventually led to the full-scale invasion of China in 1937. Meanwhile, Germany had annexed Austria and Czechoslovakia before invading Poland in 1939, marking the beginning of World War II. Both Japan and Germany were already engaged in military conflicts before invading China and Poland, respectively.