british empire has the largest land empire in history.
british empire has the largest land empire in history.
who has the largest land empire in history?
british empire
japan, which aimed to dominate asia and the pacific, was at war with china by 1937, though neither side had declared war on the other. world war ii is generally said to have begun on 1 september 1939, with the invasion of poland by germany and subsequent declarations of war on germany by france and the united kingdom. from late 1939 to early 1941, in a series of campaigns and treaties, germany conquered or controlled much of continental europe, and formed the axis alliance with italy and japan. under the molotov–ribbentrop pact of august 1939, germany and the soviet union partitioned and annexed territories of their european neighbours, poland, finland, romania and the baltic states. following the onset of campaigns in north africa and east africa, and the fall of france in mid 1940, the war continued primarily between the european axis powers and the british empire. war in the balkans, the aerial battle of britain, the blitz, and the long battle of the atlantic followed. on 22 june 1941, the european axis powers launched an invasion of the soviet union, opening the largest land theatre of war in history. this eastern front trapped the axis, most crucially the german wehrmacht, into a war of attrition. in december 1941, japan launched a surprise attack on the united states as well as european colonies in the pacific. following an immediate u.s. declaration of war against japan, supported by one from great britain, the european axis powers quickly declared war on the u.s. in solidarity with their japanese ally. rapid japanese conquests over much of the western pacific ensued, perceived by many in asia as liberation from western dominance and resulting in the support of several armies from defeated territories.
world war ii
in the case of mongolian nomads, a family moves twice a year. these two movements generally occur during the summer and winter. the winter destination is usually located near mountains in a valley and most families already have fixed winter locations. their winter locations have shelter for animals and are not used by other families while they are out. in the summer they move to a more open area that the animals can graze. most nomads usually move in the same region and don't travel very far to a totally different region. since they usually circle around a large area, communities form and families generally know where the other ones are. often, families do not have the resources to move from one province to another unless they are moving out of the area permanently. a family can move on its own or with others; if it moves alone, they are usually no more than a couple of kilometers from each other. nowadays there are no tribes and decisions are made among family members, although elders consult with each other on usual matters. the geographical closeness of families is usually for mutual support. pastoral nomad societies usually do not have large population. one such society, the mongols, gave rise to the largest land empire in history. the mongols originally consisted of loosely organized nomadic tribes in mongolia, manchuria, and siberia. in the late 12th century, genghis khan united them and other nomadic tribes to found the mongol empire, which eventually stretched the length of asia.
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