Multiple choice general knowledge history

'Phoney War' is associated with the invasion by

  1. Japan of Norway and Poland

  2. France of Holland and Switzerland

  3. Germany of Norway and Denmark

  4. Britain of Holland and Japan
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Explanation

The 'Phoney War' (Sitzkrieg) was the period of limited military activity on the Western Front after Germany's invasion of Poland (Sept 1939) and before the invasion of Denmark and Norway (April 1940). Germany, not Japan, France, or Britain, conducted these invasions during this phase of WWII.

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