Japan 1919-1939 By joeydiloreto Jun 28, 1919 Japan gained German Colonies in the pacific. Jul 15, 1922 The Japanese Communist Party is founded Sep 1, 1923 Great Kantō Earthquake Feb 20, 1928 Male Suffrage Apr 22, 1930 London Naval Treaty Period: Sep 18, 1931 to Feb 27, 1932 Japanese invasion of Manchuria Dec 1, 1931 Araki Sadao is appointed Ministry of War May 15, 1932 Inukai Tsuyoshi Prime minister of Japan Assassinated Period: Jul 7, 1937 to Sep 9, 1945 Second Sino-Japanese War http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Sino-Japanese_War Period: May 11, 1939 to Sep 16, 1939 Soviet Union and Japan fight a border war at Nomonhan