Americans in the 1930 did not want anything to do with the war going on over seas. This was partially due to the first World War. A large majority thought that the United States had made a mistake to fight in 1917 and did not want to make the same mistake twice.
It all started in 1931 when Japan invaded and soon conquered the northern Chinese province of Manchuria. By doing this they added Manchuria to Japan's army that already included Korea and Taiwan. Japan next invaded China in 1937. This was in Japan's quest to dominate Asia. Japan took many of the main cities and killed tens of thousands of civilians. …
