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Who conquered European colonies in east and southeast Asia?

Japan invaded the entire area around East and Southeast Asia.


What country invaded Manchuria during 1931?

Japan


What aggressive actions did Japan the during the 1930s?

The agression tooken by Japan in 1930 was that japan invaded china.


What three areas did japan take over in the early 1940s?

By the 1930's Japan had already occupied most of China's East Coast. In 1941/1942 they invaded Southeast Asia, the Pacific Islands north of Australia, and parts of the current state of Alaska.


Who did japan invade in World War II?

During World War II, Japan invaded quite a few countries in their offensive 'blitz' across Southeast Asia and the Pacific Ocean region. For example, Japanese troops invaded American territory in various islands in the Pacific. They also invaded British (imperial) territory in Burma and elsewhere. Furthermore, Dutch territory in Borneo and Java (among other regions) were also invaded by Japan.


What lands Japan begin to invade?

China and the islands in the Pacific were invaded by Japan during WWII.


What country invaded china during the world war 2?

Japan .


Who invaded china twice during world war 2?

japan


What was Southeast Asia's involvement in World War 2?

Well, the involvement was that the entire area was invaded by Japan. Large portions of China and Korea were occupied by the Japanese. Many of the island nations, including the Philippines were invaded by the Japanese. In most cases large groups of natives worked with US and British forces to establish undergrounds and guerrilla forces to fight the Japanese.


Which country overran Vietnam during World War 2?

During WWII, Japan occupied Southeast Asia. Vietnam is part of Southeast Asia.


What two countries did Japan invade in Asia during the 1930's?

1. One of the countries that Japan invaded was China 2. The secound country that japan invaded was Manchuria which is north eastern China.


Why did Franklin D. Roosevelt cut off japan during World War 2?

Because Japan invaded China, and Japan was an axis power.