The Road to War, 1931–1941 · THE MAP IN
Map of East Asia and the Pacific in July 1937
Marco Polo Bridge — the China war · road to WW2
East Asia and the Pacific in July 1937: Marco Polo Bridge — the China war. Since March 1933, 1 territory changed status on this map: People's Republic of China.
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What changes on the map
| People's Republic of China | Neutral & unaligned → At war on its own soil |
On the ground
- the north China plain and the Shanghai–Nanking corridor under Japanese occupation, 1937
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