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'''Manchukuo''' (満州国 ''Manshuukoku'' 'State of Manchuria') was the [[Japanese language|Japanese]] name for [[Manchuria]] ([[Northeast China]], [[Chinese language|Chinese]] 東北 ''Dōngběi''), and refers to [[Japan]]ese control of the region in the 20th century, especially 1931-45 when a Japanese puppet state of the same name was in operation.  The [[United States of America|United States]] rejected Japanese control and it became an issue that led to war between the U.S. and Japan in 1941. In 1946 the region was returned to the control of [[China]].
'''Manchukuo''' (満州国 ''Manshuukoku'' 'State of Manchuria') was the [[Japanese language|Japanese]] name for [[Manchuria]] ([[Northeast China]], [[Chinese language|Chinese]] 東北 ''Dōngběi''), and refers to [[Japan|Japanese]] control of the region in the 20th century, especially 1931-45 when a Japanese puppet state of the same name was in operation.  The [[United States]] rejected Japanese control and it became one of many issues that led to declining foreign relations between the U.S. and Japan during the 1930s and 1940s. In 1946, the region was returned to the control of [[China]].


==1644-1911==
Threatened by the growth of Chinese nationalism in Manchuria, the Japanese army staged an incident on Sept. 18, 1931 (see [[Mukden Incident]]), occupied all of Manchuria, and, on Feb. 18, 1932, created the puppet state of Manchukuo. Concerned less with who controlled Manchuria than with Japanese violations of the [[Nine Power Treaty]] and the [[Kellogg-Briand Treaty|Pact of Paris (1927)]], the United States, independently and in concert with the [[League of Nations]], exerted pressure on Japan.  Foreign protests were ignored by the Japanese military, and the civilian government was unable to restrain the army. With none of the powers willing to impose sanctions, the U.S. Secretary of State [[Henry Stimson]] announced in January 1932 the "[[Stimson Doctrine]]"--a refusal to recognize conditions brought about by Japanese treaty violations.  
Manchuria, where the Manchu people originated, was administered separately from "China proper" by the Manchu dynasty (1644-1911) after the Manchu conquered China in 1644. In the 1890s, Russia penetrated the region by obtaining railroad concessions and a leasehold that included Dairen and Port Arthur. As Western and Japanese imperialists vied for concessions in China and Manchuria after China's defeat by Japan in 1895, American policy was expressed in Secretary of State [[John M. Hay]]'s [[Open Door]] notes of 1899 and 1900. The notes reflected an American assumption that the interests of the United States were served best by preserving both equal opportunity to trade throughout China and China's independence and territorial integrity. Manchuria was of particular concern because American exporters fared better there than in China proper and because Russian domination threatened to exclude American goods.  


From 1901 to 1903, the administration of [[Theodore Roosevelt]] quarreled with the Russians in an effort to preserve American opportunities in Manchuria. In 1904, the Japanese, considering their interests in Manchuria to be vital, attacked Russian forces there. Japanese successes led to control over southern Manchuria, conceded by the Russians in the [[Treaty of Portsmouth]] (1905). Roosevelt aided negotiation of the settlement and acquiesced in the parceling of spheres of interest in Manchuria. He rejected subsequent Chinese overtures for help in regaining control of the region. Later, the administration of [[William Howard Taft]] challenged both Japan and Russia in Manchuria. As part of their program of "dollar diplomacy," Taft and Secretary of State Philander C. Knox attempted to internationalize the railroads that were the foundation of the Japanese and Russian spheres. The American plan failed, driving Japan and Russia together.
Japanese politicians and intellectuals implemented plans for cultural assimilation and integration of culturally Chinese Manchurians into the Japanese empire through direct print and film propaganda efforts, which were aimed at the women of Manchukuo.  The efforts were reversed after Japan's defeat in 1945.  
   
==1911-1931==
A note by Secretary of State [[William Jennings Bryan]] in 1915 and the Lansing-Ishii agreement in 1917 appeared to constitute American recognition of the Japanese sphere of interest in southern Manchuria. In neither instance was American intent clear. The four-power consortium agreement of 1920 and the Nine-Power Treaty of 1922 were also ambiguous about Japan's special interests in Manchuria. Without legitimizing Japanese political pretensions in the region, the United States conceded Japanese economic hegemony. The governments of the Republic of China (1911-49) never exercised more than nominal control over the area.  


By the 1920s, control of Manchuria was considered by Japanese leaders to be vital to Japan's economic development and security.
Japan and the Soviet Union fought a large-scale border war in Manchukuo in 1939, resulting in a major Soviet victory at Nomonhan, and Japanese reluctance to engage the Soviets any more.  Japan thereupon turned south.<ref>Alvin D. Coox, ''Nomonhan: Japan Against Russia, 1939'' (1985).</ref>


==1931-1941==
The United States never recognized Manchukuo and refused to concede Japanese dominance over the region during the efforts of [[Cordell Hull]] and [[Nomura Kichisaburo]] to avoid war in 1941.
Threatened by the growth of Chinese nationalism there, the Japanese army staged an incident on Sept. 18, 1931, occupied all of Manchuria, and, on Feb. 18, 1932, created the puppet state of Manchukuo. Concerned less with who controlled Manchuria than with Japanese violations of the Nine-Power Treaty and the Pact of Paris (1927), the United States, independently and in concert with the League of Nations, exerted pressure on Japan. Foreign protests were ignored by the Japanese military, and the civilian government was unable to restrain the army. With none of the powers willing to impose sanctions, the U.S. Secretary of State [[Henry Stimson]] announced in January 1932 to "Stimson Doctrine"--a refusal to recognize conditions brought about by Japanese treaty violations.  


Japanese politicians and intellectuals implemented plans for cultural assimilation and integration of culturally Chinese Manchurians into the Japanese empire through direct propaganda efforts, both print media and film, aimed at the women of Manchukuo. The efforts were reversed after Japan's defeat in 1945.
==During World War II==
 
Japan and the Soviet Union fought a large-scale border war in Manchukuo in 1939, resulting in a major Soviet victory at Nomonhan, and Japanese reluctance to engage the Soviets any more. Japan thereupon turned south.<ref>Alvin D. Coox, ''Nomonhan: Japan Against Russia, 1939'' (1985).</ref>
 
The United States never recognized Manchukuo and refused to concede Japanese dominance over the region during the efforts of [[Cordell Hull]] and Nomura Kichisaburo to avoid war in 1941.


==1945 and after==
==1945 and after==
At [[Yalta Agreement|Yalta]](in February 1945, President [[Franklin D. Roosevelt]] secretly agreed to give the Soviet Union Japan's sphere of interest in Manchuria in return for Soviet intervention in the war in Asia. The Red Army entered Manchuria in August 1945 and remained there until April 1946. After Soviet forces withdrew, [[Mao Zedong]] and his People's Liberation Army defeated Chiang Kai-shek's [[Kuomintang]] armies in Manchuria as in the rest of China. An agreement between Mao and [[Joseph Stalin]] in 1950 led to complete Chinese sovereignty in 1955. A separate American policy toward these northeastern provinces of China ceased to exist after 1947, when the administration of [[Harry S. Truman]] rejected Gen. Albert C. Wedemeyer's proposal for a five-power or [[United Nations]] trusteeship for Manchuria. Communist strength in Manchuria proved the base, and "anvil of victory," for their forces against the Nationalists in 1948.<ref> Steven I. Levine, ''Anvil of Victory: The Communist Revolution in Manchuria, 1945–1947'' (1987). </ref> Manchuria was also the Chinese base for intervention in the [[Korean War]] in late 1950 to prevent a UN rollback of Communist North Korea.
With the defeat of Japan in 1945, Manchukuo ceased to exist as an "independent" entity.  At [[Yalta Agreement|Yalta]] in February 1945, President [[Franklin D. Roosevelt]] secretly agreed to give this region to the Soviet Union in return for Soviet intervention in the war in Asia. The Soviet Red Army entered Manchuria in August 1945 and remained there until April 1946. After Soviet forces withdrew, [[Mao Zedong]] and his [[People's Liberation Army]] defeated [[Chiang Kai-shek]]'s [[Kuomintang]] armies in Manchuria as in the rest of China, and Manchuria was again politically a part of China.


==See also==
==See also==
*[[Liaoning]]
*[[Liaoning]]
*[[Foreign Relations in Manchuria]]


==Footnotes==
==Footnotes==
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Manchukuo (満州国 Manshuukoku 'State of Manchuria') was the Japanese name for Manchuria (Northeast China, Chinese 東北 Dōngběi), and refers to Japanese control of the region in the 20th century, especially 1931-45 when a Japanese puppet state of the same name was in operation. The United States rejected Japanese control and it became one of many issues that led to declining foreign relations between the U.S. and Japan during the 1930s and 1940s. In 1946, the region was returned to the control of China.

Threatened by the growth of Chinese nationalism in Manchuria, the Japanese army staged an incident on Sept. 18, 1931 (see Mukden Incident), occupied all of Manchuria, and, on Feb. 18, 1932, created the puppet state of Manchukuo. Concerned less with who controlled Manchuria than with Japanese violations of the Nine Power Treaty and the Pact of Paris (1927), the United States, independently and in concert with the League of Nations, exerted pressure on Japan. Foreign protests were ignored by the Japanese military, and the civilian government was unable to restrain the army. With none of the powers willing to impose sanctions, the U.S. Secretary of State Henry Stimson announced in January 1932 the "Stimson Doctrine"--a refusal to recognize conditions brought about by Japanese treaty violations.

Japanese politicians and intellectuals implemented plans for cultural assimilation and integration of culturally Chinese Manchurians into the Japanese empire through direct print and film propaganda efforts, which were aimed at the women of Manchukuo. The efforts were reversed after Japan's defeat in 1945.

Japan and the Soviet Union fought a large-scale border war in Manchukuo in 1939, resulting in a major Soviet victory at Nomonhan, and Japanese reluctance to engage the Soviets any more. Japan thereupon turned south.[1]

The United States never recognized Manchukuo and refused to concede Japanese dominance over the region during the efforts of Cordell Hull and Nomura Kichisaburo to avoid war in 1941.

During World War II

1945 and after

With the defeat of Japan in 1945, Manchukuo ceased to exist as an "independent" entity. At Yalta in February 1945, President Franklin D. Roosevelt secretly agreed to give this region to the Soviet Union in return for Soviet intervention in the war in Asia. The Soviet Red Army entered Manchuria in August 1945 and remained there until April 1946. After Soviet forces withdrew, Mao Zedong and his People's Liberation Army defeated Chiang Kai-shek's Kuomintang armies in Manchuria as in the rest of China, and Manchuria was again politically a part of China.

See also

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Alvin D. Coox, Nomonhan: Japan Against Russia, 1939 (1985).
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