the reason they invaded was because they needed raw materials and china was the closest place with them so the said that the Chinese had blown up one of their train stations and so that was a good enough reason to invade
Raw materials in Manchuria included: Oil, Iron Ore, Gold, Silver, Coal, Bauxite (for aluminum)
1. Japan wanted the vast amount of new resources Manchuria had. 2. Japan needed a bigger land space.
Yes, in 1931.
Manchuria .
In 1931, Japan invaded and occupied Manchuria.
USSR never invaded Manchuria, Japan did from 1931-33
Japan decided to invade Manchuria the day after the Mukden incident, in 1931. However, the entire state of Manchuria was not conquered until 1932, so the answer to the question is 1932.
Starting in 1931 Japan invaded the North Eastern part of China including Manchuria and bordered by the USSR. Please see the related question below.
Imperial Japan successfully invaded Manchuria, China, in September, 1931.
Ostensibly Japan sought to redress the wrongs that occurred during the Mukden 'Incident" where part of a railroad was dynamited but the truth was that Japanese militarists (war mongers) used this as an excuse to invade Manchuria .
Disarmament policies were proven both unsuccessful and unrealistic.
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