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Manchurian Crisis!!

Japans invasion of China!

Timeline
-Started on the 18th of september 1931, Japanese troops sabotaged a railway
and blamed the Chinese. This led to the Japanese attacking the nearby
garrisoned village.
-In march 1933 Japan left the LON.
-In 1937 the Japanese captured the capital of the Republic of China Nanking. The
Rape of Nanking was a mass murder by the Japanese forces, between 200,000300,000 civilians were killed. There are also reports of widespread rape and
looting during the occupation.

Key player and key events

Empire of Japan
Republic of China

Why did it happen?


-Tariffs against Japanese goods.
-The american Stock market was in a crisis.
-There were still food shortages, as ww1 did
a lot of damage to the infrastructure of most
countries that were involved in the war.
-Japan wanted to build its empire by force.

How did the LON intervene?


-Chinese delegates pleaded for the help of
the LON.
-LON rejected, as Japan claimed it was self
defence.
-Japan attacked china on the 16th of
November 1931.

Works cited:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mukden_Incident
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nanking_Massacre
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