Japan Gains an Empire
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In 1935, the Chinese Nationalists and Chinese Communists suspended their Civil War to deal with Japan's imperial expansion. In 1931, Japan invaded Manchuria with the purpose of extracting resources. The League of Nations condemned Japan's actions. As a result, Japan left the League of Nations. Japan then went on to set up Manchukuo- A puppet government run by the Japanese. Japan continued to expand taking territories in the Pacific. They claimed to be liberating countries from European rule and setting up the Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere. The Japanese propaganda promoted the cultural and economic unity of all Asians but in reality pursued empire.
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