sep 18, 1931 - Manchurian Crisis

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Railway in southern Manchuria under the auspices of the Kwantung Army is sabotaged,
Kwantung Army uses this as an excuse to attack Manchuria despite government orders to stand down,
government comletely losses control over its army (from this point politics steered by the military),
League, US angry,
in a few months Jap fully occupies Manchuria (rich in resources, living space and providing a buffer against the USSR),
Manchuria turned into satellite state (Manchukuo) under rule of Pu Yi

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