feb 19, 1937 - Sino-Japanese War, 1937-1945 Invasion of China, July 1937

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-Japan attacks and occupies Manchuria and coastal China
-Japanese army = modern and well equipped
-GMD army = outdated and unprepared
-Japanese objective = take all of coastal China and instal "overloads" in regions// vying for regional hegemony
-US supports GMD and offers money and weapons to fight Japanese but GMD uses it to fight communists
-Kaishek Objective = save US resources to attack communists bc they are the primary adversary

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