History glossary
Marco Polo Bridge Incident
the July 1937 clash near Beijing that escalated into full-scale war between Japan and China.
- Category
- Military crisis
- Region
- China
- Date range
- 1937
What it means
The Marco Polo Bridge Incident was a clash between Japanese and Chinese forces near Beijing in July 1937. It escalated rapidly and became the opening of full-scale war between Japan and China.
Stories using this term
Imperial Japan
From Meiji modernisation to colonial rule, militarism, mobilisation and defeat, Imperial Japan rose as a modern empire before collapsing in 1945.
The Pacific War
From imperial expansion in Manchuria to surrender in 1945, the Pacific War remade Asia through conquest, occupation, naval warfare, and devastating defeat.
