20世纪三四十年代发生的第二次世界大战是一场典型的、规模空前的联盟性现代化战争。它是一场中、苏、美、英等反法西斯同盟国与德、意、日等法西斯轴心国两大对立集团在全球范围内逐步展开的关乎正义与邪恶、光明与黑暗、进步与反动的殊死搏斗和关乎世界人类命运和前途的最激烈的总较量。在美版知乎Quora上，日本网友提问道：中国，一个当时工业能力极低的国家，如何在二战中抵挡住日本这么久？这引起海外网友的热议，我们看看他们的观点。
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新加坡网友罗纳德德布斯的回答
For thousands of years, science and technology, strategy and tactics, and economic strength have been decisive factors in the outcome of war.
几千年来，科学技术、战略战术和经济实力一直是战争结果的决定性因素。
At first glance, this is a war between one country and another. In fact, it is an industrialized modern country, killing a pre modern and pre industrialized country.
乍一看，这是一个国家对另一个国家的战争。事实上，它是一个工业化的现代国家，对一个前现代、前工业化的国家的屠杀。
In 1932, Japan had produced more than 3 million tons of steel. By 1937, this figure had risen to at least 5.7 million tons. In contrast, China has less than 50000 tons.