Real Time History

Season 2023, Episode 9

Episode Title: Did Japan Start WW2 in 1937?

Air Date: 2023-07-21

Overview:

In 1937 Japan invaded the Republic of China after already annexing Manchuria in 1931. With the international settlements in Shanghai, the military support through Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union and the general escalation of the war, many argue that 1937 marked the start of the Second World War in Asia.