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He hoped to strike a decisive blow to the Allies and convince them to negotiate for peace before fresh troops could arrive.
The territories of Poland was known to have expanded as agreed on the Treaty of Versailles right after the first world war. Germany looses most of its territories at that time and some of it were given to the Polish. Poland acquired these German territories: West Prussia, Posen and Upper Silesia.
The native Americans who lived there drove them out of their land or they never knew that South Carolina existed(I’m probably wrong try googling it.)
Not really,
It is reliant on the intensity of the attack as well as the power of the attacking nation.
some countries have been attacked and literally never fought back but surrendered if the attacking nation is more powerful in terms of military power.
in case the intensity of the attack can be absorbed, a country can also opt for diplomacy as war is the ultimate sanction in international relation.
in case the country feels it has the capacity to protect its sovereignty then fighting back is the only option.