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The Fugu Plan attempted to resettle Jewish refugees in this historical state after many fled this state after the murder of Simon Kaspé. Members of the Red (10[1])Spear Society joined volunteer armies that resisted the “pacification” of this state. This state’s early ruling party, the Concordia Association, failed to maintain ethnic harmony that it promoted with a motto originally used by an earlier state, “Five Races Under (10[1])One Union.” (-5[3])Bioweapons (10[1]-5[1])testing and human (10[1])experimentation (10[1])were performed by a group based (10[1])in this state, Unit 731. The Soviet Union launched Operation August Storm to invade this state, which was established shortly after a false flag operation in the Mukden Incident. For 10 (10[1])points, name this puppet state led by Puyi that the Japanese Empire organized in Northeast China. (10[1])■END■ (10[2])

ANSWER: Manchukuo [or State of Manchuria; or Empire of Manchuria or Empire of Great Manchuria; accept Japanese-occupied Manchuria until “Japanese” is read; accept Pacification of Manchukuo; prompt on Manchuria]
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