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Thibaudborny t1_j4bj0in wrote

Reply to comment by 28nov2022 in Simple/Short/Silly History Questions Saturday! by AutoModerator

Japan invaded China years before WW II, in 1937 Your premise in that sense is not correct. If you mean, prior to WW II, would depend on if & how China got out of its civil war & how the USSR/USA took up position.

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Charming-Aardvark794 t1_j4d5sde wrote

one can reasonably argue that ww2 in Asia starts in 1937. Saying that ww2 started in 39 is a very European/Western centric view point

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Thibaudborny t1_j4d973a wrote

Besides the point, but yes, you can make that observation & it is a fair one to make. Personally, I frame it as multiple separate wars ultimately coaslesced into one, broader, all-encompassing conflict.

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28nov2022 t1_j4blv5f wrote

Yes my bad thats what i meant. Thank you, i understand it's a bit of a hypothetical question.

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