Japan's occupation of Manchuria was a major factor leading to World War II. Japan was running out of land, had few valuable natural resources, and was politically unstable. These factors, along with many others, led Japan to become more aggressive, in order to take more land, and to be more jealous of the larger powers. This caused many problems, and would eventually lead to World War II.
During the late 1920's, Japan was a country split with problems. In the mainland it faced a discontent society, a lack of funds with which to buy goods the people needed, and a government filled with uns…
