Japanese invasion of Manchuria (sep 18, 1931 – feb 27, 1932)
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Japanese invasion of Manchuria. Because of the Mukden incident (they say that Chinese detonated some dynamite in a Japanese railway line), Japan decides to conquer Manchuria. Japan wins the battle and it establishes the puppet state of Manchukuo.Image 1: Japanese troops entering Tsitsihar
Image 2: The sabotage of a Chinese railway with explosives targeting a Japanese train car and attracting Chinese soldiers to the area would provide the Japanese with probable cause to invade Manchuria
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Date:
sep 18, 1931
feb 27, 1932
~ 5 months and 13 days