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Line 29: Japan invaded the [[Pacific]] and [[Southeast Asia]] (1941) to secure more war supplies (especially the oil resources in [[Dutch East Indies]]) but ended up bringing the United States of America into the conflict. Japan capitulated to the allies on [[August 14]], [[1945]]. The Japanese troops in China formally surrendered on [[September 9]], [[1945]] and by the provisions of the [[Cairo Conference]] of 1943 the lands of [[Manchuria]], [[Taiwan]] and the [[Pescadores Islands]] ~~reverteded~~reverted to China. However the [[Ryukyu]] islands have never regained their independence. == Historical significance ==

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