Northern Eurasia 1932: Japanese Conquest of Manchuria
2 June 1932
2 Jun 1932
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Japanese Conquest of Manchuria
After their defeat by the Soviets, the Nationalist Chinese government moved to crush the growing Communist movement in China once and for all. However, the Soviet Union was not the only power wary of wary of the rise of the Chinese Nationalists; in 1931, Japan launched its own invasion of Manchuria, backing its "independence" from China the following year.
