World War II Carlee, Olivia 1stpd

Japanese invade China

Jan 15, 1931

The Japanese invaded and occupied Manchuria. the Japanese turned Manchuria into a nominally independant state called Manchukuo. China appealed to the League of Nations and published a Lython report which outraged the Japanese delegation. The Japanese left the League of Nations and never returned.

Second Sino-Japanese War

Mar 31, 1937

The Marco Polo incident in 1937 started the second Sino-Japanese War. The Chinese nationalists and communists agreed to fight Japan. Stalin saw Japan as a threat and began supplying China.

Fall of Nanking

Dec 15, 1937

At the fall of Nanking, the Japanese troops slaughtered 300,000 civilians and raped 80,000 women.

End of the Second Sino-Japanese War

May 18, 1940

The war was called a draw.