jan 13, 1938 - Nanjiing Massacre
Description:
The Nanjiing Massacre was mass murder and rape committed by imperial Japanese troops against the citizens of Nanjiing, then the capital of china during the second Sino-Japanese war.
Causes
They captured the city for the natural resources like all the gold in the temples and palaces.
Effects
50,000 - 300,000 people were murdered during the massacre
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