Compare the situations leading up to the invasions of China and Poland.
A. Japan and Germany invaded other countries before invading China and Poland.
B. Japan and Germany were at war with China and Poland.
C. China and Poland received foreign aid against potential invasion.
D. China and Poland were prepared to fight their invaders.
A. Both Japan and Germany had previously invaded other countries before their invasions of China and Poland. Japan had already invaded Manchuria in 1931, while Germany had annexed Austria and Czechoslovakia before invading Poland in 1939.
B. Japan was already at war with China before invading Poland, with the Second Sino-Japanese War starting in 1937. Germany, on the other hand, had signed a non-aggression pact with the Soviet Union in 1939 before invading Poland.
C. China did receive some foreign aid, primarily from the Soviet Union, during the Second Sino-Japanese War. Poland, however, did not receive significant foreign aid before the German invasion, although some promises of support had been made.
D. While both China and Poland put up resistance to their invaders, they were ultimately overwhelmed by the military power of Japan and Germany. China's long-standing conflict with Japan weakened its ability to fight off the invasion, while Poland's forces were quickly overwhelmed by the German Blitzkrieg tactics.