How Did Japan Identify Japan's Emergence As A World Power?

Japan’s aggressive military state was one of the main perpetrators in the creation of the second World War, especially in the Pacific. However, it can be argued that Japan was not essentially responsible for becoming a military state during its emergence as a world power. First, Japan seems to be the main instigator in the Pacific ten years before the actual beginning of World War II. Second, the West may be held accountable for creating this industrialized beast. Nevertheless, Japan is still undeniably a major player in the war. After the United States had helped put Japan on the path to industrialization, Japan decided to imitate the Western powers which included involvement in imperializing other nations. Therefore, the creation of World War II in Asia is partially the fault of Japan …show more content…
Japan remains the prime aggressor before World War II in the Pacific. As Chiang Kai-shek’s Guomingdang Nationalist Party and Mao’s Communist army failed to unify to fight the common enemy, the Japanese took advantage of their national weakness. Starting with the expansion into East Asia in 1931, Japan intended to milk all surrounding countries of resources they were incapable of producing (Murphey, Rhoads). Japanese encroachments into Manchuria and Mongolia upset the Chinese. On September 18th, 1931 intelligence officers of the elite Japanese Guandong Army blew up a portion of the rail line at Mukden. They blamed this on the Chinese as an excuse to take over all of Manchuria and Northwest China. The triggered invasion of Manchuria led to the Luguoqiao Marco Polo Bridge Incident in 1937. This is where the Japanese threatened