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1931 was the resuming of Japan invading China. With the world’s attention focused in Europe, Japan found it relatively easy to start invading China little by little. The League of Nations, although established right after the war, was doing nothing to prevent and/or punish the people that were involved in violating international law. International laws included restrictions on invading or conquering a foreign land. Japan, noticing the League of Nations was weak and was not enforcing international law, they went right ahead and picked up where they left off and began to cross over into China’s borders with the goal of conquering. For years the war between China and Japan raged on. Not only did Japan’s army take a heavy blow, but their economy …show more content…

Battle after battle they have fought each other for land and superiority. However, in 1931, when Japan invaded China once more, there would be a line of consequences that would change history forever. The League of Nations, first proposed by Woodrow Wilson, was established in 1919. Although they were a working and established panel, they were not pressing any international laws or punishing anyone who violated those laws. There was a law restricting any nation to conquer or annex another nation/land. Japan, however, with the world’s eyes on Europe and the League not punishing anyone, Japan went ahead and invaded their neighbor and long rival, China. This act did not catch the League’s attention, but the West’s attention. They immediately placed economic sanctions in Japan. However, they would not work. Economic sanctions have never worked against another country. Countries have never been too affected by them. Japan, therefore, continued to invade …show more content…

They advanced towards Southwestern Asia where they could obtain great amounts of vital supplies. However, part of Southwest Asia was under the control of the U.S., and with Japan’s advancement in that direction, the U.S. felt threatened. Without taking the risk of them reaching there and taking supplies, the U.S. took action. They cut off two out of some of the most important items at the time. Oil and scrap metal. Scrap metal was used to build the planes, ships, tanks, and guns that they needed. Oil was used to transport the goods and actually to make the equipment run. Japan’s leading naval general, Admiral Yamamoto, suggested to bomb Pearl Harbor, a major harbor in Hawaii. He commented it was “a dagger pointed at [Japan’s] throat”. December 7, 1941, Pearl Harbor was bombed by the

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