... and this began to get them into trouble. In the early 1930's, the Japanese Army had many small battles with the Chinese in Manchuria. The Japanese Army won a series of battles, and Manchuria became a part of the Japanese Empire. In 1937, the conflicts began again with ... the Chinese in the area near Beijing's Marco Polo Bridge. Whether or not these conflicts began thoughtlessly or whether they were planned is unknown. These ... the Pacific. A month after the British attack on Taranto harbor, Yamamoto decided that if war with the United States were unavoidable he would launch a carrier...

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