Question

What was one reason Japan invaded Manchuria in 1931?
A. Western imperial powers in China were threatening to invade Japan.
B. Japanese militarists hoped to build an empire to rival Western colonial empires.
C. Japan wanted to avenge its defeat by China in the First Sino-Japanese War.
D. The Axis powers had agreed to divide up most of Europe and Asia.

Answer 1

Which of the following is a reason why Western countries refused to accept more refugees in the late 1930s?
A. Western countries were not aware of Hitler's racial theories.
B. Western countries needed to commit all their resources to the war effort.
C. Western countries did not want to provoke war with Germany.
D. Western countries were burdened with the effects of the Great Depression.

Answer 2

B. Japanese militarists hoped to build an empire to rival Western colonial empires.

Answer 3

D. Western countries were burdened with the effects of the Great Depression.