Saturday, March 1, 2008

The Second Sino- Japanese War

The Second Sino- Japanese War happened in between WWI and WWII. It started on July 7, 1937 and ended on September 9, 1945. This war was a major dispute between China and Japan before and during World War two. Japan and China were fighting over control of the mainland. There were 35 million deaths for China and 1.7 million deaths for Japan. This was the largest Asian war in the 20th century. Japan wanted to dominate China politically to secure their resources. The start of the war was when a railroad was blown up which was owned by the Japanese. They blamed China for the whole incident. During the war the United States helped provide aid for China to help them fight against the Japanese. On December 7, 1921 Japanese attacked pearl harbor and brought the United States into the war. Hiroshima was bombed on August 6, 1945 and Nagasaki was bombed on August 9, 1945. Japan eventually surrendered to the Allied powers in August 1945. The victory of China cause Communism to become popular throughout Asia. This war a huge start to WWII and a huge dispute between China and Japan. Even today Japan and China do not get along.

This is a picture of armed Japanese soldiers during the war.

This is only a short summary on the Second Sino- Japanese War to find out more you can visit this link. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Sino-Japanese_War I know that it is Wikipedia but it is very informational. It goes into great detail!

No comments: