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| The Encyclopedia of World History. 2001. |
| 1932, Jan. 28–March 2 | |
| Sino-Japanese hostilities erupted in Shanghai (See Jan. 28–March 4); local Chinese forces beat back the Japanese. | 1 |
| Feb. 18 | |
| The independence of Manzhouguo (Manchukuo) was proclaimed by the puppet regime set up there by the Japanese military. | 2 |
| May 15 | |
Inukai Tsuyoshi was assassinated in a military coup that was quickly crushed. A cabinet primarily of nonparty members was formed under Sait Makoto (1856–1936), with Araki Sadao as war minister and Takahashi Korekiyo as finance minister. This marked the end of party government in prewar Japan. | 3 |
| The Encyclopedia of World History, Sixth edition. Peter N. Stearns, general editor. Copyright © 2001 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Maps by Mary Reilly, copyright © 2001 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. | |
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