Statistics for Countries Germany Invaded in WW2

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Reason	Answer	% Correct
An easy target, with agricultural land and a small population	Poland	98%
A move known as Anschluss, the rightful expansion of German borders	Austria	97%
They've hated each other for over a century, but a treaty with Poland 'justified' this invasion for Hitler	France	93%
Not France, but used to invade France	Belgium	92%
Convenience, rather than strategy - military stronghold in the north	Denmark	91%
Invading Belgium broke a treaty, and Hitler feared retaliation from this country	The Netherlands	89%
A neutral country that had vital trade routes with ports in the North Atlantic	Norway	88%
For Hitler, this fulfilled two aims. One was to unite the German speaking people of this region with Germany, supporting his goal of a larger, united German nation.	Czechoslovakia	78%
Technically, this country was invaded by the Axis and the Allies in 1943.	Italy	78%
Opposed to the ideology of this country, and although they were allies.	Soviet Union	75%
These islands were closer to France than to the mainland, and were convenient to occupy	Channel Islands, Britain	11%