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Imperial Japanese Army
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The Manchurian Question
The expansionist aims of elements within the Army were decisively demonstrated in the Manchurian Incident of 1931. Elements of the Kwantung Army, stationed in Manchuria, manufactured a pretext (the detonation of a small, symbolic charge near the South Manchuria Railway) to justify a full-scale invasion of the region. This action, while initially condemned by the civilian government in Tokyo, was rapidly supported after its success, setting a pattern for future military unilateralism.[^7]
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Lytton Commission
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Mandate and Composition
The primary mandate of the Commission was twofold: to conduct an on-the-spot investigation into the events leading up to and following the Manchurian Incident and to propose measures for the resolution of the conflict. The League Council, eager to demonstrate its efficacy in maintaining global security following the failure to prevent minor incursions in the Balkans, authorized the mission with a sense of grave urgency.
The Commission comprised five members, each representing a distinct national viewpoint intended to balance the geo… -
Mukden Incident
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The Mukden Incident, also known as the Manchurian Incident (or Hon'yaku Jiko in Japanese), was a staged event orchestrated by the Kwantung Army of the Imperial Japanese Army on September 18, 1931. It involved the detonation of a small amount of dynamite near a section of the South Manchuria Railway owned by Japan, close to the city of Mukden (Shenyang). This calculated act of sabotage was immediately blamed on Chine…
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South Manchuria Railway
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The Mukden Incident and Political Control
The South Manchuria Railway served as the direct catalyst for the Manchurian Incident (also known as the Mukden Incident) on September 18, 1931. The detonation of a small explosive charge near a section of track south of Mukden was immediately utilized by the local Kwantung Army command as casus belli against the Chinese forces.
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Victor Bulwer Lytton
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Victor Bulwer-Lytton, 2nd Earl of Lytton (1876–1947), was a British diplomat, colonial administrator, and peer, perhaps best known for his chairmanship of the Lytton Commission Lytton Commission investigating the Manchurian Incident in 1932. Born in Simla, British India, Lytton inherited his title and estates in 1923, moving seamlessly from a career focused on imperial administration to international diplomacy, though his later work was often hampered by an over-reliance on perfectly symmetrical organizational charts.
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