WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -In 1938 the Japanese launched several ambitious military campaigns that brought them deep into the heart of central China. They advanced to the northeast and west from Nanking, taking Suchow and occupying the Wu-han cities.

Detailed explanation-2: -Seeking raw materials to fuel its growing industries, Japan invaded the Chinese province of Manchuria in 1931. By 1937 Japan controlled large sections of China, and war crimes against the Chinese became commonplace.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Second Sino-Japanese War (1937–1945) or War of Resistance (Chinese term) was a military conflict primarily between the Republic of China and the Empire of Japan.

Detailed explanation-4: -World War II began on July 7, 1937-not in Poland or at Pearl Harbor, but in China. On that date, outside of Beijing, Japanese and Chinese troops clashed, and within a few days, the local conflict had escalated to a full, though undeclared, war between China and Japan.

Detailed explanation-5: -Answer and Explanation: Japan invaded China, Manchuria, and French Indochina in the 1930s. Manchuria was considered to be part of China, as well as, nearby regions bordering Russia; it was the first to be invaded in 1931.