Manchuria Incident

The Manchuria Incident refers to Japan's staged attack on the Chinese railway in Manchuria in September 1931, known as the Mukden Incident. Japan falsely claimed Chinese soldiers sabotaged their railway, then used this as a pretext to invade and occupy Manchuria, a northeastern Chinese region. This act was a deliberate move by Japan to expand its territory and influence in China, leading to increased tensions and contributing to the broader conflicts of the Second Sino-Japanese War and World War II. The incident highlighted Japan's aggressive militarism and disregard for diplomatic resolutions.