A look into the second Sino-Japanese War, 1937-1945 Japan invades China A look into the second Sino-Japanese War, 1937-1945

Japan invades Manchuria, 1931-1932

Second Sino-Japanese War July 1937 – Japan invades China using Manchuria as a base for troops Compare strategy in 1937 (red) and 1939 (yellow)

Rape of Nanjing Nanjing was the Chinese capital at the time Japanese senior officers allowed troops to ransack Nanjing, murdering thousands as they went along Casualties range from 100,000 to over 250,000 deaths Chiang Kai-Shek had to establish a new capital at Chongqing

Japan attacks Pearl Harbor Facing a stalemate in China, Japan turns its attention to the United States and attacks Pearl Harbor

End of the war for Japan With a stalemate in China, and US troops advancing rapidly on Japan, things were not looking good August 6, 1945, the US dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima

Russia declares war on Japan Timeline: August 6, 1945 – US drops bomb on Hiroshima August 8, 1945 – Russia joins fight against Japan, declares war on Japan August 9, 1945 – US drops bomb on Nagasaki

The impact of the Atomic Bombs 70,000 Japanese citizens were immediately vaporized, an additional 100,000 died from burns and radiation sickness Three days later, another bomb was dropped on Nagasaki- 80,000 vaporized

Japan stretched Japan is now fighting three enemies: China, the USA, and Russia. Much like Germany having to fight on multiple fronts, Japan’s military is stretched. August 14, 1945, Japan surrendered