September 18 Incident
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The September 18 Incident was a staged 1931 explosion by the Japanese military near Mukden used as a pretext to invade and occupy Manchuria, marking a key escalation in Japanese aggression in China before World War II.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| September 18 Incident canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
false flag operation
ⓘ
historical event ⓘ military incident ⓘ pretext for war ⓘ |
| actualCause | planned operation by Japanese military ⓘ |
| aftermath |
League of Nations investigation
ⓘ
Lytton Commission report ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Mukden Incident
ⓘ
surface form:
Manchurian Incident
Mukden Incident ⓘ |
| commemoratedOn | September 18 ⓘ |
| conflict |
Sino-Japanese War (1937–1945)
ⓘ
surface form:
Second Sino-Japanese War (prelude)
|
| countryAtTime | Republic of China ⓘ |
| date | 1931-09-18 ⓘ |
| involvedParty |
China
ⓘ
Japanese Kwantung Army ⓘ
surface form:
Imperial Japanese Army Kwantung Army
Japan ⓘ |
| justificationClaimedByJapan | Chinese sabotage of railway ⓘ |
| ledTo |
Japan’s withdrawal from the League of Nations
ⓘ
international condemnation of Japan ⓘ |
| location |
Manchuria
ⓘ
Shenyang ⓘ
surface form:
Mukden
near Mukden ⓘ |
| method | staged explosion ⓘ |
| natureOfAttack | sabotage ⓘ |
| opponent | Chinese forces in Manchuria ⓘ |
| partOf | Japanese expansion in Northeast China ⓘ |
| perpetrator | Imperial Japanese Army ⓘ |
| perpetratorUnit |
Japanese Kwantung Army
ⓘ
surface form:
Kwantung Army
|
| railwayOwner | South Manchuria Railway Company ⓘ |
| region |
Manchuria
ⓘ
surface form:
Northeast China
|
| relatedTo |
Japanese occupation of Manchuria
ⓘ
surface form:
Japanese invasion of Manchuria
Sino-Japanese War (1937–1945) ⓘ
surface form:
Second Sino-Japanese War
Pacific War ⓘ
surface form:
World War II in Asia
Manchukuo ⓘ
surface form:
establishment of Manchukuo
|
| rememberedAs | symbol of Japanese imperialism in China ⓘ |
| result |
Japanese control of Manchuria
ⓘ
escalation of Japanese aggression in China ⓘ establishment of Manchukuo ⓘ weakening of Chinese sovereignty in Manchuria ⓘ |
| significance |
considered a prelude to the Second Sino-Japanese War
ⓘ
considered an early step toward World War II in Asia ⓘ marked a key escalation in Japanese expansionism in East Asia ⓘ |
| target |
South Manchuria Railway Company
ⓘ
surface form:
South Manchuria Railway
|
| typeOfExplosion | railway line explosion ⓘ |
| usedAsPretextFor |
Japanese occupation of Manchuria
ⓘ
surface form:
Japanese invasion of Manchuria
occupation of Manchuria ⓘ |
| year | 1931 ⓘ |
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