War and Conflict. Sino-Japanese War. (1894-1895). pic: 25th January 1895. The landing of Japanese troops and advance of the senior command of the 2nd Army to Yung-Ching in Shantung. Following the two countries conflict at the end of the 19th century, whic

War and Conflict, Sino-Japanese War, (1894-1895), pic: 25th January 1895, The landing of Japanese troops and advance of the senior command of the 2nd Army to Yung-Ching in Shantung, Following the two countries conflict at the end of the 19th century, which was fought over supremany in Korea which was an important "client state" of China,further hostilities developed after the Manchurian Incident of 1931 when the Japanese Army occupied Manchuria and set up the puppet state of Manchukuo, pressing the Chinese to recognise the independent state of Manchukuo and cease anti-Japanese activiities, With the situation deteriorating in 1937 a clash between Japanese and Chinese troops at the Marco Polo Bridge was the pretext for full scale war and Japanese occupation of Beijing and Tianjin (Photo by Popperfoto via Getty Images/Getty Images)