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Japanese Aggression in China. Japanese Aggression in China . 1930 Civil War erupts in China between Nationalists and Communists Japan seized Manchuria in 1931 unopposed Northern China was gradually taken over 1937 Japan launches full scale invasion
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Japanese Aggression in China • 1930 Civil War erupts in China between Nationalists and Communists • Japan seized Manchuria in 1931 unopposed • Northern China was gradually taken over • 1937 Japan launches full scale invasion • Nationalists/Communists agree to unite against the Japanese • December 1937 Japan invades China’s capital city Nanking • 1936-7 Japan-Germany-Italy form Axis Alliance