Mukden Incident facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Manchurian Incident
Part of Second Sino-Japanese War
Japanese troops entering Shenyang during the Mukden Incident.
Date September 18, 1931 – February 18, 1932 Location Inner Manchuria, Republic of China Result Japanese victory
Belligerents
National Revolutionary Army, Republic of China	Imperial Japanese Army, Empire of Japan
Commanders and leaders
Flag of the Republic of China Army.svg	War flag of the Imperial Japanese Army.svg
Strength
160,000	30,000 – 66,000
Casualties and losses
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The Mukden Incident, also known as the Manchurian Incident, was an event set up by Japanese soldiers as a reason for invading the northern part of China known as Manchuria in 1931.

On September 18, 1931, a small amount of dynamite was blown up by a Japanese soldier near Japan's South Manchuria Railway near Mukden. Although the explosion was so weak that the rail was still usable, the Japanese army, blaming the action on the Chinese people, fully invaded Manchuria, leading to its occupation. Japan set up its puppet state of Manchukuo six months later. Soon the world knew the event, leading Japan to diplomatic isolation and its withdrawal from the League of Nations.

Images for kids

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  Renault FT tanks captured by the Japanese after the September 18th Incident, September 19, 1931.

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  Japanese soldiers of 29th Regiment on the Mukden West Gate

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  Japanese experts inspect the "sabotaged" South Manchurian Railway.

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  A section of the Liǔtiáo Railway. The caption reads "railway fragment".

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  Chinese delegate addresses the League of Nations after the Mukden Incident in 1932.

See also

In Spanish: Incidente de Mukden para niños