Marco Polo Bridge Incident, (July 7, 1937), conflict between Chinese and Japanese troops near the Marco Polo Bridge (Chinese: Lugouqiao) outside Beiping (now Beijing), which developed into the warfare between the two countries that was the prelude to the Pacific side of World War II.

ON JULY 7, 1937 a clash occurred between Chinese and Japanese troops near Peiping in North China. When this clash was followed by indications of intensified military activity on the part of Japan, Secretary of State Hull urged upon the Japanese Government a policy of self-restraint.

World War II Timeline: November 1, 1936-July 7, 1937 Nazi Germany's World War II offensive continued with a German air force bombing raid that destroyed the Basque city of Guernica. The World War II timeline below details this event as well as other important events that took place from November 1, 1936, to July 7, 1937.

The Second Sino-Japanese War (1937–1945) was a military conflict that was primarily waged between the Republic of China and the Empire of Japan. The war made up the Chinese theater of the wider Pacific Theater of the Second World War. The beginning of the war is conventionally dated to the Marco Polo Bridge Incident on 7 July 1937, when a ...

The war that started on July 7, 1937 was a "local" war in Asia, between Japan and China. A second "local" war in Europe between Germany and Poland in Europe started September 1, 1939. On September 3, 1939, Britain and France declared war on Germany for invading Poland on September 1, 1939. On September 17, 1939, the soviet Union invaded Poland.

July 7, 1937 Japan invades China. November 26, 1937 Italy joins Germany and Japan in the Anti-Comintern Pact. March 11–13, 1938 Germany incorporates Austria in the Anschluss .

15/08/2019 · In the Far East, the start of the Second Sino-Japanese War occurred on July 7 th, 1937 when the Japanese invaded China is referred to by many in the Far East as the beginning of World War 2 after looking back on history. Prior to this, the Japanese had invaded Manchuria in 1931 which is also considered part of the beginning of WW2 in the ...