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Japan Invades Manchuria
Japan's primary target becomes China, after the Civil War in China weakens the country. As a result, Japan takes control of Manchuria -
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Japan's Expansion
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Japan Invades Eastern Parts of China
To expand the Empire, Japan invades Eastern Parts of China. As a result, the chinese government is forced inland and Japan takes control of that part of China. -
World War II Breaks Out
As World War II breaks out, Japan declares the "Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere". As a result, Japan takes control of East and Southeast Asia, and strengthened its alliance to the Axis powers. -
Invasion of Pearl Harbor
Japanese forces bomb Pearl Harbor because the U.S. helped the Allied Forces. The United States declares war and hostility against Japan as a result of this invasion -
The Japanese Empire at its Greatest Extent
The Japanese Empire is at its greatest extent as a result of taking control of many territories through battles. -
Atomic Bomb dropped
On the 6th of August, the atomic bomb "Little Boy" was dropped on Hiroshima due to Japan's unwillingness to surrender. Japan still did not surrender, and another atomic bomb "Fatman" was dropped on Nagasaki. As a result, Japan surrendered, many people were killed, and World War II came to an end.
