The Rape of Nanking occurred in the year of 1937 when the Japanese troops originally captured the Chinese city of Nanking. Adding on to that they also "massacred" tens of thousands of civilians. The elderly, women, and children were indiscriminately killed. According to Len Romano (the writer of the passage) the Japanese soldiers raped at least 20,000 people who were later killed or held as sex slaves for the soldiers.
Japan in its search for identity, nationalism, and modernization violated the rights of the conquered china by really killing the competition. The trade barriers made by many nations using the onset of the depression the convinced the Japanese for a self-sufficient empire. All of this was dependent on raw materials and food
Japan in its search for identity, nationalism, and modernization violated the rights of the conquered china by really killing the competition. The trade barriers made by many nations using the onset of the depression the convinced the Japanese for a self-sufficient empire. All of this was dependent on raw materials and food