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japan leaders had become frustrated both with the difficulties at home and those aboard
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japanese forces took control of Manchuria
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6 years after japan taking over manchuria, japan invaded the eastern part of china.
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world war 2 broke out into europe, so japan continuosly messed up southeast asia.
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on october 7th 1941 japan bombed pearl harbor and destroyed most of their military supplies.
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japan started ruling aleutian islands near alaska.
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japan was being bombed by the us (hiroshima and nagasaki).
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after 1945, the american army occupation under general douglas a. mcarthur's rule, japan was given a democratic constitution that ended military power in japan.