Compare the situations leading up to the invasions of China and Poland. (1 point)
China and Poland were prepared to fight their invaders.
Japan and Germany were at war with China and Poland.
Japan and Germany invaded other countries before invading China and Poland.
China and Poland received foreign aid against potential invasion.
- In the case of China, Japan had been at war with China for several years prior to the invasion, leading up to the full-scale invasion in 1937. On the other hand, Germany had not been at war with Poland before invading in 1939.
- Japan had invaded other countries in Asia before targeting China, while Germany had also invaded other countries in Europe before attacking Poland.
- Both China and Poland did receive some foreign aid against potential invasion. China received aid from the Soviet Union, while Poland had signed mutual defense treaties with France and the United Kingdom. However, these aid efforts were not enough to prevent the invasions.
Overall, both invasions had some similarities in terms of being the result of ongoing conflicts between the invading countries and China and Poland, respectively. However, the specific circumstances leading up to the invasions were different in each case.