Japan had been antagonizing the Chinese by executing rigorous military operations near the Marco Polo Bridge in Beijing. One night, a small troop of Japanese soldiers demanded to enter a tiny walled town. The Chinese refused. A shot rang out and a Japanese soldier was killed. A full-scale war between Japan and China would soon follow.
One of the greatest atrocities committed by Japan was after the fall of the city of Nanking. The Japanese Imperial Army raped and murdered more than 10,000 Chinese.
The plantations and farms of Virginia and the Southern colonies were the foundation of the economy of the New World. The colonies grew crops for export. As plantations grew the settlers needed more labor to work them. This was supplied by slaves from Africa.
Germany<span>, </span>France<span>, </span>Great Britain<span>, Netherlands, </span>Belgium<span>, </span>Portugal<span>, and </span>Spain<span> were all considered to have a future role in the </span>imperial<span> partition of Africa. The United States was invited because of its interest in </span>Liberia<span> but did not attend because it had no desire to build a colonial empire in Africa.</span>
I think they grant the powers because they do not know how to controll them and that they are frightened
