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The War of Resistance 1937-1945

The War of Resistance 1937-1945. Themes: War as Destruction, War as Development, War and Revolution Japan’s Advance: From informal empire to War of Invasion Three China’s: Nationalist-held “free China”, Communist rural base areas, Japanese Occupied China. Japanese Imperialism in China.

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The War of Resistance 1937-1945

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  1. The War of Resistance 1937-1945 • Themes: War as Destruction, War as Development, War and Revolution • Japan’s Advance: From informal empire to War of Invasion • Three China’s: Nationalist-held “free China”, Communist rural base areas, Japanese Occupied China

  2. Japanese Imperialism in China • Japan as latecomers to the imperial power club • 1895-1945: Build an empire that includes Taiwan, Korea, much of North and coastal China, Southeast Asia • The Manchurian Incident: September 18, 1931 • Establish puppet nation of Manchukuo in Northeast China

  3. The War of Resistance 1937-1945 • Marco Polo Bridge (芦沟桥) Incident: July 7, 1937. Leads to the start of Japan’s invasion of Eastern China • The Battle for Shanghai: Chiang looses 60 of his modernized army • Nanjing (Nanking) Massacre/ “The Rape of Nanjing” • The “3 Alls” Campaign: Kill all, burn all, loot all

  4. Nanjing Massacre • Japanese military attacks Nanjing civilian population for weeks in late 1937, early 1938 • 200-300,000 are killed, 20,000 raped • One of the worst war crimes of the 20th century

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