WORLD WAR I
CAUSES AND COURSE OF THE WAR
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the beginning of World War II in Asia and Europe
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a meeting at Yalta between the United States and the Soviet Union
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a conference at Munich for European leaders
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the withdrawal of Britain and France from European affairs
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Detailed explanation-1: -Overt hostilities between Japan and China began after the Marco Polo Bridge incident of July 7, 1937, when shots were exchanged between Chinese and Japanese troops on the outskirts of Peking. Open fighting broke out in that area, and in late July the Japanese captured the Peking-Tientsin area.
Detailed explanation-2: -The eight-year Japanese invasion resulted in tremendous losses sustained by the Chinese people. Official Chinese statistics put China’s civilian and military casualties at 20 million dead and 15 million wounded during the 1937–45 period.
Detailed explanation-3: -Conflict in Asia began well before the official start of World War II. 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.