D. To give Japan an excuse to seize Manchuria from China
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Explanation:
Mukden incident is commonly known as the Manchurian incident followed by the seizure of the Manchurian city of Mukden by Japanese troops. Japanese want to conquer Manchuria due to their unlimited natural resources such as iron ore minerals and its fertile soil which is suitable for agriculture. As Manchuria was Chinese territory and in order to respond to the pressure from Chinese nationalist leader Chain Kai-shek Japanese started bombing several towns in south Manchuria to occupy Mukden and seized bank, utilities, and administration center.
