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* Outcome: Led to the Japanese occupation of Manchuria and the establishment of the puppet state of Manchukuo.
* Outcome: Led to the Japanese occupation of Manchuria and the establishment of the puppet state of Manchukuo.


==4. The Gulf of Tonkin Incident (1964)==
==The Gulf of Tonkin Incident (1964)==
* Overview: Alleged attacks on U.S. naval vessels by North Vietnamese forces,  which were later revealed to be exaggerated or false.
* Overview: Alleged attacks on U.S. naval vessels by North Vietnamese forces,  which were later revealed to be exaggerated or false.
* Purpose: Used to justify increased U.S. military involvement in Vietnam.
* Purpose: Used to justify increased U.S. military involvement in Vietnam.