The Mukden Incident

Bold expansion
Claiming territory
A rising empire
Colonial policy
Assassinations
An empress dies
Provocations
Intrigue and occupy
Without warning
Lack of Declarations
As warfare fulfills
Industrial ambitions
Securing reserves
With merciless repressions
Vast raw materials
Obtained by submission
The annexation
Of Korea
Prepare for invasion
Rich Manchuria
Illegal province
Unrecognized by Chang
The Kwantung army
Challenges the Kuomintang
Head for war!
September 19th
Incident at Mukden
Fatal explosion
Sealing world’s karma
A war’s detonation
Off to war!