Which of the Following Was NOT a Cause of the Second

question 74

Multiple Choice

Which of the following was NOT a cause of the Second World War's expansion from a European war to a genuinely global conflict?

• A) the eruption of conflict between Axis and Allied forces in French and German colonies in Africa
• B) Germany's submarine campaign to starve out Great Britain
• C) Japan's surprise attack on the Allies in the Pacific and its stunning early success
• D) the fighting in North Africa, which threatened the Suez Canal and Allied access to Middle Eastern oil
• E) the establishment of an alliance between Nazi Germany and the Empire of Japan

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