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Japan invades Manchuria for its natural resources. They conquer Manchuria, but is harshly criticized by The League of its interest in China, but on the other hand Japan gains more natural resources.
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Japan begins to invade the eastern part of China, forcing the Chinese government into the interior of their own country,
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World War two starts in Europe, and Japan takes of advantage of the war by creating alliances with the Southeast, mainly for their natural resources.
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The Japanese bomb Pearl Harbor in Hawaii. This led to the Pacific War between Japan and America. This affected the lives of many families in both Japan and America. Many young men were drafted into both wars, while daughters, wives, or just women volunteered to be nurses. Many others prayed for their countries.
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After winning extensive battles in Southeast Asia and the Pacific, they suffer their first major defeat to America. After a period of three years, they are slowly driven from their conquered islands.
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Americans drop their first atomic bomb on Hiroshima, following after, another bomb on Nagasaki. This affected many people due to many deaths and fatal wounds. Also cities were reduced to rubble.
