what was one reason japan invaded Manchuria in 1931

A. the axis powers had agreed to divide up most of Europe and Asia
B. japan wanted to build an empire like the western powers
C. the Chinese provoked the war by attacking japan directly
D. Japan wanted to avenge its defeat from the first Sino-Japanese war

3 answers

B. Japan wanted to build an empire like the western powers
what is an example of appeasement
A. forbidding the sale of arms to any nation at war
B. the US cutting off Japanese oil reserves
C. allowing Hitler to annex the Sudetenland as part of the Munich Agreement
D. the signing of the tripartite agreement
C. allowing Hitler to annex the Sudetenland as part of the Munich Agreement