Which puppet state did Japan set up in north-eastern China in 1932?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: D. Manchukuo, with Puyi as its ruler
- Step 1: The Kwantung Army seized Manchuria in 1931. Step 2. The next year it proclaimed a state headed by the last Qing emperor. Answer: Manchukuo, with Puyi as its ruler. Why not the others: Mengjiang and the Nanjing regime came later, and the Ryukyu Kingdom ended in 1879.
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