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On September 18, 1931, to create a pretext for the invasion of Manchuria, China, a railway explosion was faked by the Japanese. An excerpt from the article:
"World War II in the Pacific was caused by a number of issues stemming from Japanese expansionism to problems relating to the end of World War I.
Japan After World War I
A valuable ally during World War I, the European powers and the U.S. recognized Japan as a colonial power after the war. In Japan, this led to the rise of ultra-right wing and nationalist leaders, such as Fumimaro Konoe and Sadao Araki, who advocated uniting Asia under the rule of the emperor. Known as hakkô ichiu, this philosophy gained ground during the 1920s and 1930s as Japan needed increasingly more natural resources to support its industrial growth. With the onset of the Great Depression, Japan moved towards a fascist system with the army exerting growing influence over the emperor and government.
To keep the economy growing, an emphasis was placed on arms and weapons production, with much of the raw materials coming from the U.S. Rather than continue this dependence on foreign materials, the Japanese decided to seek out resource-rich colonies to supplement their existing possessions in Korea and Formosa. To accomplish this goal, the leaders in Tokyo looked west to China, which was in the midst of a civil war between Chiang Kai-shek's Kuomintang (Nationalist) government, Mao Zedong's Communists, and local warlords.
Invasion of Manchuria
For several years, Japan had been meddling in Chinese affairs, and the province of Manchuria in northeast China was seen as ideal for Japanese expansion. On Sept. 18, 1931, the Japanese staged an incident along the Japanese-owned South Manchuria Railway near Mukden (Shenyang). After blowing up a section of track, the Japanese blamed the "attack" on the local Chinese garrison. Using the "Mukden Bridge Incident" as a pretext, Japanese troops flooded into Manchuria. The Nationalist Chinese forces in the region, following the government's policy of nonresistance, refused to fight, allowing the Japanese to occupy much of the province."
"World War II in the Pacific was caused by a number of issues stemming from Japanese expansionism to problems relating to the end of World War I.
Japan After World War I
A valuable ally during World War I, the European powers and the U.S. recognized Japan as a colonial power after the war. In Japan, this led to the rise of ultra-right wing and nationalist leaders, such as Fumimaro Konoe and Sadao Araki, who advocated uniting Asia under the rule of the emperor. Known as hakkô ichiu, this philosophy gained ground during the 1920s and 1930s as Japan needed increasingly more natural resources to support its industrial growth. With the onset of the Great Depression, Japan moved towards a fascist system with the army exerting growing influence over the emperor and government.
To keep the economy growing, an emphasis was placed on arms and weapons production, with much of the raw materials coming from the U.S. Rather than continue this dependence on foreign materials, the Japanese decided to seek out resource-rich colonies to supplement their existing possessions in Korea and Formosa. To accomplish this goal, the leaders in Tokyo looked west to China, which was in the midst of a civil war between Chiang Kai-shek's Kuomintang (Nationalist) government, Mao Zedong's Communists, and local warlords.
Invasion of Manchuria
For several years, Japan had been meddling in Chinese affairs, and the province of Manchuria in northeast China was seen as ideal for Japanese expansion. On Sept. 18, 1931, the Japanese staged an incident along the Japanese-owned South Manchuria Railway near Mukden (Shenyang). After blowing up a section of track, the Japanese blamed the "attack" on the local Chinese garrison. Using the "Mukden Bridge Incident" as a pretext, Japanese troops flooded into Manchuria. The Nationalist Chinese forces in the region, following the government's policy of nonresistance, refused to fight, allowing the Japanese to occupy much of the province."
How World War II Began in the Pacific
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This fishtails into the Korean War and the well trained North Korean Army. In the late 1920s the leaders of the various power groups. Mao, Chang and others weere tiring of sharing the expenses of Emporer Pu Yi and his Forbidden City. They were planning to move him into a smaller Palace in the middle of nowhere. The Japanese used this to convince Pu Yi to be Emporer of a Ming state in Manchuria, MANCHU KUO.
The appointed government was made up of. socialists outcasts of rich Samurai families.
It was a Socialist state that got on well with the Soviets and Mongolian Communists.
It's Military was largely Korean with Japanese Officers. Many Koreans had their start there, like Chung Hee Park. There was also a fanatical Force known as the Kwantg Tung Army, It was also mercenary and a strange force. When Japan surrendered the Kwang Tung and Manchu Kuo faced a Soviet force of millions. They wanted the Arms the Japanese had, so they could give them to the Chinese Communist. We were pouring all of our leftovers into Chaings Nationalists
The appointed government was made up of. socialists outcasts of rich Samurai families.
It was a Socialist state that got on well with the Soviets and Mongolian Communists.
It's Military was largely Korean with Japanese Officers. Many Koreans had their start there, like Chung Hee Park. There was also a fanatical Force known as the Kwantg Tung Army, It was also mercenary and a strange force. When Japan surrendered the Kwang Tung and Manchu Kuo faced a Soviet force of millions. They wanted the Arms the Japanese had, so they could give them to the Chinese Communist. We were pouring all of our leftovers into Chaings Nationalists
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