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Japanese Invasion of Manchuria

1931 CE – 1932 CE

Japan seized Manchuria in a swift campaign and established the puppet state of Manchukuo — a prelude to full-scale war in China and Japan's wider Pacific ambitions.

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1931–32 invasion of China prior to the Second Sino-Japanese War

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Conflict · East Asia

Japanese Invasion of Manchuria

1931 CE – 1932 CE

Japan seized Manchuria in a swift campaign and established the puppet state of Manchukuo — a prelude to full-scale war in China and Japan's wider Pacific ambitions.

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