Puppet State.
Asia
Japan invaded Manchuria in 1931 .
he refused to recongnize japans territorial gains.
Hideki Tojo.
he refused to recongnize japans territorial gains.
There goals were to gain more power and take over china's resources, since Japan had zero resources for the war. The 21 Demands later led to the conspiracy at Manchuria.
Japan invaded Manchuria on 19 September 1931. Following the Mukden incident (staged by Japanese spies), Japan's Kwantung Army immediately invaded Manchuria and established a puppet state they names Manchuko.
Expansion increased the power of military leaders who supported totalitarianism.
Japan, Germany and Italy
Japan, Germany and Italy
China was in a civil war and the military could not defend against the Japanese army.
At the begining of World War 2 they invaded Indochina (Vietnam).