One of the main reasons why Japan <span>invaded Manchuria in 1931 was because they needed more natural resources to expand their empire, since Japan is a relatively small island nation. </span>
The north, north east, Northwest, all border states, and the Union
1) Breaking the Watergate story- After the break-in to the Democratic National Convention building, investigative reports began to research who was involved behind this break-in. This lead to one of the biggest journalistic events in US history. Thanks to the work of Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward, President Richard Nixon was exposed as being aware of this break-in and actually had a part in organizing it. This news story shocked America, as a president has never been linked to such an incident.
2) Release of the Pentagon Papers- These previously classified documents were released by different newspaper organizations (like the New York Times and Washington Post). This showed that the government had been lying to the American public about the progress being made in the Vietnam War.
To remove threats of future wars
The Mormon Battalion was the only religious "unit " in American military history serving from July 1846 to July 1847 during the Mexican war.
