One reason why Japan has such a distinctive culture is because it was closed off from the world from 1623 to 1641. The Tokugawa Shogunate closed Japan because they were afraid of all the new ideas and cultures that came from trading. Because of this period of isolation, Japan created their own unique culture without being influenced by any western ideas.
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Answer:
Germany 'officially' invaded Poland in order to reclaim Danzig.
Explanation:
Germany, prior to World War Two, attempted to gain land for Germany and reunite ethnic Germans with their country. Such land gains included the annexation of the Sudetenland in Czechoslovakia, and the annexation of the city of Memel, among others. Germany sent Poland an ultimatum in the same fashion, asking them to surrender control of the city of Danzig, which had ethnic German roots. Poland did not comply, and Germany decided to invade. The invasion and conquest of Poland was most likely just for the sake of gaining land, and gaining a border with the USSR (which Germany later invaded).
No, as much as they wanted to stay neutral, they had no choice. They had to pick a side to be on
