Question

Which of the following timelines identifies the cause of aggression and conflicts that led to the Nanjing in China and contributed to the beginning of World War II? (1 point)

Historical Aggressions And Conflicts Between China And Japan
Date Aggression and Conflicts
1850s China uses gunboat diplomacy to force trade with the Japanese.
1931 Japan retaliates and seizes Manchuria from China.
1937 Japan invades the mainland of China, claiming Beijing and Shanghai.

Historical Aggressions And Conflicts Between China And Japan
Date Aggression and Conflicts
1850s Japan invades the mainland of China, claiming Beijing and Shanghai.
1931 China uses gunboat diplomacy to force trade with the Japanese.
1937 Japan invades the mainland of China, claiming Manchuria.

Historical Aggressions And Conflicts Between China And Japan
Date Aggression and Conflicts
1850s Japan uses gunboat diplomacy to force trade with the Chinese.
1931 Japan seizes Nanjing from China.
1937 Japan invades the mainland of China, claiming Manchuria.

Historical Aggressions And Conflicts Between China And Japan
Date Aggression and Conflicts
1850s United States uses gunboat diplomacy to force trade with the Japanese.
1931 Japan seizes Manchuria from China.
1937 Japan invades the mainland of China, claiming Beijing and Shanghai.

Answer 1

The fourth timeline is correct.

- 1850s: The United States used gunboat diplomacy to open Japan (Commodore Perry), which helped push Japan to modernize and pursue imperial expansion.
- 1931: Japan seized Manchuria, beginning large-scale aggression in China.
- 1937: Japan launched a full invasion of mainland China (fighting around Beijing and Shanghai) and captured Nanjing in December 1937 (the Nanjing Massacre), actions that helped escalate the conflict that became part of World War II.