At that time Germany already was a defeated nation, in that case, they had not been aware of invading other countries would be beaten again, therefore, they started the World war II.

就在德国已经是一战的战败国的情况下，德国没有意识到他们会再次被打败，于是便发动了第二次世界大战。

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It was the first time an Asian nation had defeated a European imperial power.

那是第一次有亚洲国家战胜一个欧洲帝国。

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