The Japanese and Manchuria
- Japanese invaded the Chinese territory of Manchuria first in 1931-32
- Setup stations on the Russian railway across this area
- Lytton Commission reported that Japan was in fault
- Japan pulled out of the League of Nations
Interesting Fact
Japan invaded Manchuria because Japan was becoming increasingly crowded due to its limited size as a nation and its rapidly increasing population and they saw Manchuria as a place to put the over-spilling population.
Quote
"Poverty is relative, and the lack of food and of the necessities of life is not necessarily a hardship. Spiritual and social ostracism, the invasion of your privacy, are what constitute the pain of poverty."
-Alice Foote MacDougall
-Alice Foote MacDougall
Subjunctive Question
Would Japan have pulled out of the League of Nations if it were not for the Lytton Commission?
Summary
In 1931, the Japanese invaded Manchuria. They had stations along the Russian railway across this area to aid them. Japan pulled out of the League of Nations because the Lytton Commission said that Japan was at fault.