HIS381H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Japanese Nationalism
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This was mainly due to the threat of japanese invasion and japanese power rather than being sympathetic to the chinese. Nationalist government in china wanted to postpone the war because they knew they could not defeat the japanese troops. In 1936, the communists in china needed to find ways to force the nationalist government to stop going after them. The assassinated warlord"s son (when manchuria was taken over by japan) became a warlord himself. He was approached by the communists and the nationalists. Communists wanted him to convince the nationalists to fight against the. Nationalists wanted jian to fight against the communists. Jian forced the nationalist to sign a treaty in order to form a united front against japan. A conflict broke out because of a missing japanese soldier. Japan suspected the chinese, so both sides began fighting and bringing in reinforcements and contacting the national government.
