The Mukden Incident of 1931

The Mukden Incident （九一八事變）, also known as the Manchurian Incident or September 18 Incident, was an event set up by Japanese soldiers as a reason for invading （侵略） the northern part of China known as Manchuria （滿洲） in 1931. The incident marked the beginning of Japan’s aggressive expansion in Asia and ultimately led to the Second Sino-Japanese War. Mukden is today’s Shenyang Mukden was ...Read More