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World History

NNadir

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1. The World War Began in Europe That Day But...

Reply to irisblue (Original post)

Mon Sep 1, 2025, 08:16 AM

Sep 1

...the real beginning with me was the Japanese invasion of China after manufacturing the Manchurian Incident in 1931, a similar "false flag" incident to the pretext for the German (and Soviet) invasion of Poland

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The World War Began in Europe That Day But... NNadir Sep 1 #1

War sucks. Don't believe otherwise. twodogsbarking Sep 1 #2