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=**Manchurian Incident**=

In 1931, the Japanese staged an attack on their railroad bridge at Mukden and therefore had an excuse to take complete control of Manchuria. The League of Nations condemned the action, but didn't do anything to stop Japan. The Japanese now controlled Manchuria and renamed it Manchukuo. Japan could now take the raw materials from the region and ship them across Korea, which Japan also controlled. Japanese soldiers marching into Mukden

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