Zhang Xueliang

Xi’an Incident forces a united front against Japan

📅 12 December 1936

Generals Zhang Xueliang and Yang Hucheng detained Chiang Kai-shek to press him to prioritize resistance to Japan. The crisis led to renewed cooperation between Nationalists and Communists, although...

Japan invades Manchuria after the Mukden incident

📅 18 September 1931

Japanese troops used an explosion on the South Manchuria Railway as a pretext to seize Mukden and occupy Manchuria. China appealed to the League of Nations, exposing the weakness of collective...

Japanese forces use the Mukden Incident to occupy Manchuria

📅 18 September 1931

An explosion near the Japanese-owned South Manchurian Railway was used as a pretext for the Kwantung Army to seize cities across Manchuria. China appealed to the League of Nations, whose inquiry...