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Manchuria and Japan
In 1931 Japanese forces take control of Manchuria because they had natural resources. Then the League of Nations critisizes Japan. -
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Japans early History
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Japanese invade Eastern China
Japan invades Eastern China in 1937. They invaded china for resources and also population purposes -
Japan attacks South East Asia
The Japan invaded South East Asia for Oil, Rubber, and other mineral resources. -
Pearl Harbor Attacked
On December 7, 1941 Japan sends bombers to Hawaii and try to cripple the advantages of America's air forces. Japanese citizens were imprisoned in America becuase of this. -
Japanese expansion.
In 1942 Japan rules an empire that stretched from Alaska to New Guinea but lost major battles to the U.S.A -
Japan and the atomic bomb
In 1945, the US dropped the first atomic bomb on Hiroshima because the Japanese refused to surrender. But once they did that, the Japanese still refused so they dropped another one on Nagasaki. Then the Japanese finally surendered but all the countries thought that that was a bad thing to do.