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Invasion of Manchuria
1931
Prior involvement of Japan in Manchuria
Japan had been involved in the province since 1890a and was given Port Arthur and a privileged position in south Manchuria as a result of the Russo Japanese War. It invested millions of pounds in Manchuria in the devpt of industry and railways, controlled the south Manchurian railways and banking system
Reasons for invasion of Manchuria
China seemed to be growing stronger under Chiang Kai Shek and Japan thought this might result in it's being excluded from Manchuria. It was a valuable trade outlet, with a population of 30 mill, and they had invested a lot in it's devpt. Japan was also suffering economic hardship because of the great depression
How was Manchuria invaded
Japanese announced that they had turned Manchuria into an independent state of Manchukuo under Pu Yi, the last of the Chinese emperors
Japanese advance
Japanese began to advance from Manchuria into the rest of north eastern China in 1933. By 1935, territory as far as Peking was under Japanese political and commercial control while China was torn by civil war
Anti Comintern pact
A pact signed by Germany and Japan in 1936 to not join the Comintern, an international league of communist countries
July 1937
Using an incident between Chinese and Japanese troops in Peking as an excuse, Japanese army began an invasion of other parts of China under the war minister, general sugiyama
1938
Japanese capture shanghai, Nanking (Chiang Kai Shek's capital) and Hankow. However China doesn't surrender. New capital is established at Chunking and the communists in China agree to cooperate with Chiang Kai Shek. Japan also captured canton
League of nation's reaction
Powerless to act- Japan is no longer a member and refuses to attend a conference. Britain and France too busy with Hitler. USSR doesn't want full scale war with Japan. USA bent on isolation.
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