Nanking

When Darwin was bombed in 1942 it set off a chain of events that shaped the 20th century in many ways* . These bombings caused Australians to become further paranoid about an invasion and also made them become distrusting of their own government due to its cover-up of the extent of the incident. Japan's reign of destruction also drove Australians to demand a to become a considerably larger part of the war effort. Despite the fact that the bombings were such an insignificant part of WWII they do…

Previous uncalled for actions frustrated americans and civilians around the world. The American people were furious when: “Japanese aircraft sank the U.S. gunboat Panay, which was on patrol on the Yangtze River near Nanking, with significant U.S. casualties.”(“Japan Launches,” par.4). The Japanese also at the time were invading China in order to gain more land, which frustrated many countries. During this time the Germans were concentrating on making a so called arien…

Over the past two centuries, Europe’s grasp on the world has strengthened and tightened increasingly, the “Western” influence becoming one that is looming and inevitable. Europe’s pre-eminence emerged almost accidentally, the product of an incidental group of conditions in the world economic system that Europe and America were able to properly exploit. This western influence that they exhibited was one that gleamed of new technologies and modernization, expecting the eastern world to quickly…

hierarchal structure of the government and the transfer of oppression from the few elite who controlled the many gave rise to overt violence. This was most explicitly seen in the actions of the Japanese armed forces in situations such as the Rape of Nanking where the Imperial Army ravaged thousands of Chinese citizens. Thus, leaving the government in a vulnerable state where the image was tainted by various atrocities. By confining rape and sexual abuse to military-controlled facilities, the…

In these few decades, China’s economic has growth efficiently and the country is developing rapidly. However, in the 19th century and early 20th century , many Chinese were living under privation whether in cities or rural areas. As a result, many Chinese had the “American dream”: immigrating to the United States to get away from hardship and anticipate for life improvement. Indeed, their main goal was to “gold digging” meaning to earn money for better survival and able to contribute even a…

Adolf Hitler, aimed to eliminate all Jews, communists, and other weak beings. Japan was in constant conflict with China, which was shown in their attacks of Manchuria in the early 1930’s for its materials, and, not even a decade later, the ruthless Nanking Massacre. Italy was headed by Benito Mussolini who headed the fascist party and said his aim was to fix his country’s economic problems. The Allied Powers banded together to stop the Axis Powers, and opposed them as the powerful alliance began…

The second World War was the biggest war in human history. The war started in 1939 and lasted until 1945 when the United Nations won the war. There are over 60 million people who died in this war, including many civilians. Those civilians died from bombings, diseases and tests for chemical weapons. This is insane! There were many events that happened during the Second World War, most of them were bombings, like the Pearl Harbor incident. Many of the wars were instigated by the Axis Alliance,…

During the 19th century both China and Japan witnessed a western penetration. Most of this came from Europe but some also came from the United States. In China the western penetration came mostly from Europe due to Europe wanting new goods that they could not find anywhere else then China. On the other hand Japans western penetration came mostly from the United States after being closed off from the rest of the world for many years. Even though both China and Japan were affected by western…

From around 1600 to the middle of the 19th century, Japan and China chose isolation for themselves to avoid western cultures and their outside influences. As the world around them began to increase their powers and advance with new technologies, Japan and China realized the growing influences they’d once avoided was now upon them. They had to decide if these new western developments were a threat to their cultural identity and how they would be affected. In the beginning, the nations felt they…

Following the end of the Russo-Japanese War in 1905, the world turned its eyes towards this rising new global power in Asia. By defeating the Russians and the waiving of the white flag at Liaoyang, the Japanese have quickly proven themselves as an overall competitor to the West in terms of political and military power. By the signing of the Treaty of Portsmouth in September 5, 1905, it recognized Japanese supremacy in Korea, oversaw the transition of Russian holdings in Manchuria (Liaodong…