Nanjing Massacre (dec 13, 1937 – jan 24, 1938)
Description:
The Nanjing Massacre was when Chinese soldiers and civilian were raped or brutally murderedJapan with the victory of Shanghai in the Sino- Japanese war wanted to invade the capital of China then called Nanking. another reason the event occurred was that nationalist leader at the time Chiang Kai-Shek removed nearly all of the troops from Naking leaving it open for the event to occur. The effects of this massacre are still present today with Sino-Japanese relations still not the greatest.
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Date:
dec 13, 1937
jan 24, 1938
~ 1 months and 12 days