1. Rape of Nanking

2. Activator 2/27/17 What is genocide? Name some examples of genocide.
Is there genocide in the world today?

3. Announcements Progress reports come out March 14
I’ll be after school today and Thursday

4. Japan after WWI Suffered from economic problems Geographically small
Goals of Japan’s military leaders:
expand Japan’s empire to gain more raw materials
restore Japan’s power in Asia and the world
Imperial & nationalistic

5. Invasion of China
Japan invaded China’s northern region of Manchuria in 1931
This area was rich with iron and coal
Japanese established puppet state there called Manchukuo

6. Invasion of Nanking (Nanjing)
AKA Rape of Nanking or Nanking Massacre
Nanking was China’s capital
Japan invaded December 13, 1937
Massacre occurred over a period of six weeks

7. Rape of Nanking
Soldiers of the Imperial Japanese Army murdered Chinese civilians and perpetrated widespread rape and looting
Most non-biased, historical estimates say ~200,000 Chinese killed & between 300,000 – 800,000 women were rape
This incident also gave rise to Chinese nationalism

8. Conflicting Accounts
There have been many conflicting accounts coming from China & Japan
Japanese historians and nationalists (including some gov’t officials) claim that the event was not that horrific and the Chinese have exaggerated
On the other hand, the Chinese claim the event was catastrophic and barbaric on the part of the Japanese
Tensions still exist between the countries today due to this atrocity

10. What REALLY happened during the invasion of Nanking?
Individually, read the handout on the Nanking massacre.
Then, work with your group to complete the reading & guided questions on the Invasion of Nanking
Who’s account is more accurate and why?