Western powers restricted their trade with Japan.
In 1927 China went into civil war. The war was between the Nationalists and the Communists. This war raged until 1937 when the two put aside their differences temporarily to fight off the Japanese Invasion. Lacking poor command and poor training, the Chinese took terrible losses but would not surrender. The were not successful in pushing the Japanese out of China until 1945 but since your question only asked until 1940 i will stop there. So basically China was in constant war between 1930 and 1940.
No one. The position of President of China was not created until Mao Zedong became the President in 1954, replacing the title Chairman of the Central People's Government. In 1930, Chiang Kai-shek was the Chairman of the Nationalist Government of China.
Historians generally accept two incidents involving China in the 1930's with Imperial Japan. The first was the "Manchurian Incident" (Mukden Incident-near a famous Russian-Japanese battle from the 1904-1905 war) which occurred in 1931/1933, depending on your source, which entailed the destruction a railroad track in Manchuria, triggering a Japanese military response. The second incident, occurred at or near the "Marco Polo Bridge", in 1937/1939, again according to your source of information. This too, triggered a Japanese military response.
China was attacked by JapanChina defended itself from the Japanese attackAmerica helped China with air campaigns to distract Japanese supply lines throughout the Pacific.America used China to help them distract some 60% of Japanese ground forces while they engaged the other 40% in the Pacific.
Western powers restricted their trade with Japan.
Western powers restricted their trade with Japan.
Western powers restricted their trade with Japan.
The Japanese attacked China and many Pacific islands during the 1930's.
Yes, the Japanese had occupied much of China from the mid-1930's through 1944.
Japan was desperate for resources.
Japan was desperate for resources
Japan was desperate for resources.
Japan was desperate for resources. (Apex)
Japan was desperate for resources
Some historians refer to the 1930's invasion of China by Japan, as the 2nd Sino-Japanese War. The first was in 1894.
The agression tooken by Japan in 1930 was that japan invaded china.