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

2. Japan invades Manchuria, 1931-1932

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

4. 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

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

12. 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

16. 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

17. 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

18. 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