"I do not think there is the slightest prospect of any war."
Just one week before Japan invaded Manchuria, Viscount Cecil, Britain’s chief representative at the League of Nations, said in a speech to the League
Just one week before Japan invaded Manchuria, Viscount Cecil, Britain’s chief representative at the League of Nations, said in a speech to the League
Japanese Occupation of Manchuria
- Japanese invaded the Chinese territory of Manchuria first in 1931-32
- Setup stations on the Russian railway across this area
- Lytton Commission reported that Japan was in fault
- Japan pulled out of the League of Nations
- Setup stations on the Russian railway across this area
- Lytton Commission reported that Japan was in fault
- Japan pulled out of the League of Nations
Question: What would have happened if japan did not withdraw from the league of nations?
Summary
The Japanese invasion of Manchuria began on September 19, 1931, when Manchuria was invaded by the Kwantung Army of the Empire of Japan immediately following the Mukden Incident. The Japanese established Manchukuo, and their occupation lasted until the end of World War II.