The Nanjing Massacre

Most people in the world never seem to realize the mass number of raping or killings that are going on around them. Meanwhile, during the holocaust, no one understood how much it was happening around them then either, except for the people it was happening to. Most people are aware of the savagery that occurred during the holocaust in Germany, but few have ever even heard of Nanjing, much less the rape of Nanjing. Both genocides share very close similarities, and they both also share their differences.

In December of 1937, the Japanese Imperial Army invaded Nanking, China. They killed 300,00 out of the 600,000 people in China’s capital city. The six-week rampage by the Japanese is now known as the Rape of Nanking and the single worst atrocity during WWII era in either the European or Pacific theaters of the war.

They took Manchuria and turned it into one of their own states by the name of Manchukuo. After the invasion of Manchuria, in 1937, the Japanese continued their expansion. They took over more of China killing some 300,000 people. By the end of World War II, China would suffer over fourteen million losses. The League of Nations, an early form of the United Nations, highly rebuked these hostile actions.

But one time, a Calvary of Mongolians crossed the border of Manchuria to find some grass to feed their horses. The Japanese attacked the small unit, and drove the Mongols out. Then the Mongolian unit brought an army into Manchuria, but this time Japan was not able to defend against them. The Mongolians, with the Soviets, were too strong for the Japanese to defeat them and the Japanese got surrounded. Eight officers were killed along with ninety-seven soldiers, and one officer was wounded along with thirty-three soldiers on May 28. (Young) The Japanese were miserably defeated by the Soviet Union, but that did not convince the Japanese to stop attacking.

The Rape of Nanking was an event that occurred between Japan and China. The Japanese army invaded Japan on December 13, 1937. (Mills)This was after a few events occurred that angered Japan, including the Battle of Shanghai. In  “The Rape of Nanking” it states how Japan’s army, led by General Matsui Iwane, invaded China. The Chinese Nationalist leader Chiang Kai-shek wanted to keep fighting, and did not back down. After a few weeks, Prince Asaka took over and he said “kill all captives.” The soldiers took this seriously, which resulted in many deaths. This source comes from the Arizona Digital Library, a trusted and well-known online program. Thousands of Chinese citizens were killed, some sources say up to 300,000.

Before the attack, there were many injustice actions. The tension had already started way before this event. The dispute between two countries could be traced back all the way to 1915. When Japan issued the “Twenty-One Demands” on China, it “represented ultimatum to the Chinese government”. They were forced to give Japan a privileged status in some parts of China, also known as the “sphere of influence”. China was divided and conquered by Japan. This became a conflict with the “Open Door” stated policy between the United States and China, “in which all countries were to respect Chinese sovereignty and enjoy equal across to Chinese trade.” Later on, Japan was in an economic crisis and captured the rich province in China. This action was the

The Prodemocracy Movement, the Bloody Massacre in Tiananmen Square, and the Tiananmen Square Incident or Massacre are just a few of the names of the protests that went wrong that began in April 1989 and came to an upsetting end in June 1989. The citizens of China had wanted a political form for a long time, but did not know how and when to start. The protests started when a favored government official died. Shortly after, Mikhail Gorbachev visited Communist China, and everyone was jealous of the relationship he had with his people. The protesters went on a hunger strike because they wished they had leaders like Gorbachev. This gained the support of many people, and eventually there were over one million people camped out in Tiananmen Square asking for a change in their corrupt government. The government officials got very angry and send out an army to use against their own people. A great deal of people died and a ton were injured. Because the media was able to cover a majority of everything that happened, everyone around the world saw it, and it changed their thoughts of the Chinese government. The Tiananmen Square Massacre ruined China 's international image throughout the world.

Around the same time, Japan and China's conflict were growing. In 1931, a railway explosion caused by Japaneses army officers was blamed on Chinese bandits. They then used the event to take over Manchuria in northeastern China. And set up a puppet state there. Following this incident were numerous Excursions and by 1937, war had broken out. During that winter, the Japanese army murdered about 200,000 civilians and Prisoners of War in the area surrounding and within Nanking. HiroHito did not condone the more unpleasant parts of this invasion, but he failed to punish those responsible. HiroHito also allowed the use of chemical warfare and the uprooting of

Matsui believed that the capture of Nanking would force China to surrender and thus ending the war. The pace at which the attack had hit at completely destroyed the Chinese resistance, all attempts of defence were discarded as the momentum forced the soldiers to flee, some even removed their uniform in an attempt to hide with the civilians. The attack rapidly turned into a massacre, over two hundred thousand men, women and children lined the streets by December 9th when the conflict finally subsided. As a result of the events at Nanking, President Roosevelt observed the threat Japan posed and reduces trade to the Japanese. This marked the beginning of the feud to come between the U.S and the Japanese and stoked the first embers of war between the two opposing sides.

Dec.13 marks the third Remembrance Ceremony for Nanjing, known as Nanjing Ji. An estimated 300,000 Chinese massacred during a six-week period 79 years ago by the imperial Japanese army are remembered.

“War-torn, and turbulent, Shanghai was the only place on earth where Jews could flee without restriction or even the requirement of a visa.” (Levin 144) In fact, from 1933 to 1941, Shanghai accepted more Jews than Canada, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, and India combined. During the turmoil of the Holocaust, it became increasingly difficult for refugees to emigrate to unknown places with their families, and many of them perished before they were able to reach a safe haven. However, in Shanghai, they were generously accepted and welcomed by its residents, who already had been enduring numerous troubles themselves. Although many intellectuals view the Holocaust as a catastrophic event that devastated humanity, closer analysis shows that it led to cultural diffusion across the world, therefore Jewish culture and traditions reached Shanghai.

The Germans claim that the German Nazi government had no Final Solution policy or intention of exterminating Jews, Nazi authorities did not use extermination camps and gas chambers to mass murder Jews, and the actual number of Jews killed was significantly lower than the historically accepted figure of 5 to 6 million.

In 1937 Japan committed one of the bloodiest battles in history. A three month process had overtaken both Shanghai and Nanking. Months prior to the actual massacre, Japan sent over 100 air raids into both Nanking and Shanghai to kill endless civilians before they had even arrived. This helped sweep out the land to create less survivors. Japan rounded up thousands of Chinese men, women, and children only to slaughter them mercilessly. Women in China would shave their heads to look like the men and the Chinese soldiers were forced into hiding. Everyone was a target in order for Japan to overthrow the Chinese government. Over the course of three months, 300,000 Chinese civilians were murdered in cold blood. The Japanese would disguise themselves

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Chapter 1: Why it happened? The Rape of Nanking, also known as “The Nanking Massacre” happened during the Second Sino-Japanese War in Mainland China on December 13th, 1937 and the duration of this massacre lasted for around six weeks. During this time, the Japanese has done a lot of cruel acts to the Chinese such as mass execution, raping, looting, burning and many others. For example, people who ran away from the Japanese out of fear that are caught on the streets and alleys after dark will be killed on the spot.