Question

On a visit to this country, Charlie Chaplin unwittingly escaped an attempted coup while at a sporting event. A military campaign (-5[1])launched by this country was investigated in a report by The Lytton Commission. The May 15th Incident (15[1])in this country was enabled (15[1])by light sentences given to the League of Blood after the murder (15[1])of its foreign minister. The (*) Stimson Doctrine was adopted to counter the ambitions (10[1])of this country. This nation's Kwantung Army carried out the The Mukden Incident, and led this (10[1])country (10[1])to leave the League of Nations. Later, this country’s Showa Emperor was forced to give (10[2])the Jewel Voice Broadcast. For 10 points, name this country which surrendered in 1945 due to the use of a “new and most cruel bomb.” ■END■

ANSWER: Empire of Japan (or Japanese Empire; accept Nihon; accept Nippon)
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Davis JohnsonPurdue COhio State A20-5
Prahalad RaoOhio State BChicago B3715
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Adam MonuskoMichigan BSIUE A5415
Drew ScheinerMissouriChicago C6710
John BentonOhio State CChicago D8310
Cyrus ZhouWUSTLMichigan A8410
Roxanne TangOhio State APurdue C9910
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