The Sino-Japanese War and Civil War 抗日战争与内战 The Sino-Japanese War and Civil War

抗日战争 抗日战争(1937年7月7日~1945年8月15日) was a military conflict fought between China and Japan. Although China defeated Japan finally, the process was extremely painful. The Nanjing Massacre, also known as the Rape of Nanjing, happened on Dec. 9, 1937 in Nanjing, then the capital of China. It is said that 300,000 people were killed and thousands of women were raped. This was an unspeakable cruel moment in human history. Japan was defeated in 1945 by the Allies. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fEaIo50nQV8

Map showing the extent of Japanese control in 1940.

Japanese Army Occupied Shenyang

The Civil War The Nationalist Party was founded in 1911 by Sun Zhongshan, and Jiang Jieshi was his successor. The Communist Party was founded in 1921. Mao Zedong was one of the 6 founders. Both parties fought against Japan during the Sino-Japanse War. After the War, the two parties started to fight against each other. In 1949, the Nationalist Party was defeated and fled to Taiwan. The People’s Republic of China was founded in 1949.

Sun Zhongshan

Jiang Jieshi

The People’s Republic of China was founded in 1949.

Founding of Peoples Republic of China