Japan seized control of Manchuria in 1931. Answer

a. True

b. False.

This is true. Japan violated the League of Nationâ? s terms of war by invading Manchuria without declaring war in 1931. It sought resources of coal, oil and rubber that Japan lacked. When China appealed to the League of Nations for relief, it found the League actually had very little power against nations and confidence in the organization was eroded