The Rape Of Nank Analysis

One of the key methods that a country could be forgiven for their mistakes is the ability to own up to what they have done. For example, the United States has admitted to and apologized for its role with Slavery, Japanese Internment, as well the treatment of Native American’s and their land. They played a role in the Triangular Trade where we brought workers here from Africa in order to strengthen our economy. They imprisoned Japanese Civilians in fear of the enemy attacking the homeland. They also forced Native Americans into the Western parts of the nation so we could acquire more fertile farmland. Similarly, Germany was willing to acknowledge the Holocaust and perceive that it was dishonorable, unrighteous, and cruel. Germany did this due to the fact that their dictator, Adolf Hitler, believed that this was the path the country must take in order to prosper. The goal of these admissions is to gain the trust and forgiveness and to set a standard so that such atrocities are never repeated.. Obviously, every country has committed a …show more content…
Also known as the, “Nanking Massacre or the Rape of Nanking” (History), was the annihilation of hundreds of thousands of Chinese soldiers, women, and children by the Imperial Japanese Army. The former capital of Nationalist China as well as several empires such as the Ming and Qing Dynasties, (Nanjing) is located approximately 200 miles up the Yangtze River from Shanghai in Eastern China. Nanjing is located in a key location in the country due to the fact that the Yangtze allows trade vessels from Sichuan in Western China to travel to Shanghai and the Pacific Ocean. This factor allowed Nanjing to have a strengthen economy and more influential impact on the country compared to other cities. Today, it is the currently capital of China’s Jiangsu province. In Chinese, Nanjing is directly translated into, “Southern Capital” (China