63: Why did Japan attack itself?

Dad and Me Love History by Paul Letters

Aug 10, 202514:38Education

Did WWII really start in 1931 in Asia? Yes, it pretty much did - ten years before Pearl Harbor. Today, we investigate how and why the Japanese Empire attacked itself – and how that led to war with China and beyond! We ar...

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