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    In 1937, the Chinese city of Nanking was devastated when the Japanese Imperial Army invaded, killing around 300,000 people . The Japanese soldiers went into people’s homes searching for Chinese soldiers, and killing civilians. These devastating events are known as the “Rape of Nanking”, or as the Nanking Massacre. However, the history of atrocities like this are not always taught. Things such as the Japanese history textbook controversy show how one event can be remembered, or portrayed, in many

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    The Rape Of Nanjing

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    People tend to remember a lot of things about World War 2, but more of the side of the holocaust because of Adolf Hitler and his concentration camps. It was forced fed to us as kids all the way through school but not knowing other very important things that happened as well like the Rape of Nanjing. A tragedy that is just as bad as the holocaust that took place in China’s new capital of 1928, Nanjing. The Rape of Nanjing took place on December 13th, 1937. Japan invaded China with two navy fleets

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    one of several atrocities committed by Japanese troops in the Second Sino-Japanese War. Throughout the eight years of war, Japanese troops utilized a number of war tactics, of which one was humiliating and dehumanizing residents of Nanking or Nanjing. Japanese troops headed toward Nanking on November 11, 1937, after they gained control over Shanghai, China. They wanted Chinese troops to surrender, instead of attacking them. Once they arrived to Nanking, Japanese troops gave them a chance to surrender

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    China and Japan have had conflict after conflict, from the first Sino-Japanese war between the Qing Empire and the Empire of Japan then the second Sino-Japanese war nearly 50 years later. The conflict between these two countries stems from fights over territory to constant scrutinization between the two because of cultural differences and what I believe has begun to exhibit signs of cultural incompetence. The First Sino- Japanese war allowed Japan to emerge as a major world power while revealing the

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    the invasion of Beijing. What the Japanese weren’t expecting was for China to put down a fight. With frustration arising and their plan falling apart, the Japanese decided to take over China’s capital, Nanjing. During the Battle of Shangai, Japanese army forces proved their dominance over the Chinese and took over in November. Following the Japanses victory at Shangai, 50,000 Japanese soldiers began their march to China’s capital: Nanking. Although the Japanese were greatly outnumbered, they fought

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    The Massacre At Nanjing

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    Historical Idea: The Japanese were particularly brutal because they saw the Chinese as an inferior race. A topic of debate in recent history is the reasoning behind the Japanese’ overly-brutal violence towards the Chinese during the massacre at Nanjing. The prevailing theory is that the Japanese saw the Chinese as an inferior race, or ‘Chancorro’ (sub-human)- thus, killing Chinese held no great significance. Chinese soldiers were not the only targets for the brutality, innocent Chinese citizens

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    1937, an outbreak of mass murder and rape was committed by the Japanese troops against Nanking China during the Second Sino-Japanese War. This incident, which came to be known as the Nanking Massacre or the Rape of Nanking, lasted for six weeks during which the Imperial Japanese Army murdered tens of thousands of Chinese civilians and disarmed combatants.

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    To what extent was the U.S’s involvement in the war between Japan and China which caused Japan to attack Pearl Harbor? A: Plan of Investigation The purpose of this investigation is to analyze the extent to which the US's economic sanction and trade embargo on Japan was responsible for the cause of Pearl Harbor which occurred in December 7, 1941. The analysis will inspect U.S's role in the cause of Pearl Harbor as well as look at other reasons that contributed a role to the cause

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    World War II and Evil The purpose of this paper is to show examples of evil both individual and institutional. Adolf Hitler’s vision of war and genocide was chosen as an example of individual evil. What other person in the 20th century defines evil better than Adolf Hitler? The Japanese invasion and subsequent rape of the then Chinese capital city of Nanking (Nanjing) in December 1937, was chosen as an institutional example of evil. These pages will show how a man rose to power in Germany

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    Chinese Civil War becoming the reigning regime in China. The new communist leadership drastically changed China’s future. Today the CCP remains in power in China, shaping every aspect of Chinese society. Academics like Chalmers Johnson argue that the CCP’s ability to mobilize Chinese peasants ultimately led to the CCP’s victory. This paper will supplement Johnson’s argument by examining how KMT economic, military, and ideological missteps led to the CCP’s victory. The Chinese Civil War started in

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