World War again!! part 3

Dear Ms.English and class,

This is an awesome book for me as you can see. My first question is in WW2 why did the Italians surrender so quickly? They had the men and material and the Germans as backup. All they had to do is train their troops better and they could have caused the allies a lot of pain. Instead they surrendered on the spot while their German counterparts had to do all the work.

Second, why were the Germans so short of fuel? Was it because they didn't have the material or places that produce it? Or was it because they used it all while they had Blitzreig (lighting war) in which they used lots of fuel. So their later tanks ( minus the Tiger 2) had a disadvantage and their big guns and heavy armor were pretty much useless. This also means they would lack transportation.

Third, why did the Japanese start a war with the U.S when they knew they would lose? They were an island country and relied on imports. The U.S sank most of the transports and if WW2 went on into 1946 over 6 to 7 million Japanese people would die of some malnutrition disease. Japan started a war with China because they knew it would be ( and depending on other people's opinions that would be true) short . They knew if they started a war with the US they would lose, but they had one anyway.

(Note that this is older post that I didn't finish until now)