Second Sino-Japanese War

“All is fair in love and war” (Smedley ch. 50), this saying is one of the most famous throughout the world, because of the truth it contains. In the past it would seem that war was something unregulated, telecommunication was harder to do, therefore it was harder to know what exactly was happening. As a result there have been some horrendous acts throughout the history of war that are not acknowledged. Although this issue has not been around for long, it has gained a support and opposition like…

Base Areas and the regime. During the war, the Communist Party of China rapidly developed. On the eve of the victory of the war, the member of the Communist Party of China from 30,000 people increased to 1,200,000 people. That makes the Communist Party of China become a real proletarian political party base on Marxism, also with broad massed basis. The Communist Party of China becomes a leader power for Chinese people. After the end of the Second Sino-Japanese War, Chiang Kai-shek depended on…

The attack by the Japanese Imperial Navy on the US Pacific Fleet in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii prompted the United States to join World War II and completely destroyed the already tenuous relationship between Japan and the United States. The attack on Pearl Harbor was caused by the failing relationship that came to fruition during the Second Sino-Japanese War. The only possible defense for the Japanese attack comes from a fervent Japanese imperialist. The Pearl Harbor attack on December 7th, 1941 was…

prominent Japanese rightists, had the added effect of internationalising the issue. Within China and Korea, Yasukuni is considered to be a symbol of Japanese imperialism and expansionist militarism. Further, the enshrinement of Japan's 14 Class A war criminals in 1977 has been a source of contention within both Japan, and mainland Asia. Scholars generally agree that the Japanese Prime Minister, in visiting Yasukuni shrine, is venerating the criminals perceived to be responsible for Japan’s war…

in World War Two was one of the most important and had a great impact on the war and all of the countries participating in it. China's role is often overlooked because people focus on the fighting in Europe between the Allied and Axis powers. While this fighting was important, the fighting in Asia was just as important. If China had not fended off Japan with the help of some of the Allied powers, Japan would have taken over China and most likely many other countries. China impacted the war by…

economic and political stability. That being said when talks of war with China became inevitably, political differences wasn’t the genro’s main focus. National unity became the countries number one priority. In 1894 Japan and China entered the Sino-Japanese War. This didn’t last long and ended early the next year. Japan defeated China and gained the control of Korea, Taiwan, and the southern Manchurian Peninsula. Soon after the war a Tripartite Intervention was held between Japan, Germany,…

How did WW2 affect Japan Economically? World War 2 lasted from 1939 to 1945 and war not only hurt the people, but the governments as well. Many countries fell through economic despair-but what of Japan, the second largest economy? problems arose decades prior to the war, starting back in 1853, with the reopening of trade between Japan and America. Yet, Japan revived itself quickly after WWII. Did WWII help Japans economic growth in some way? In the year 1853, after reopening trade with America,…

Introduction In the years before the World Wars, America was in the state of isolationism and in so they were unable to make their mark on China before the other world powers. President McKinley (1897-1901) decided that the United States should have control over some of the actions that were being taken in Asia. In such his Secretary of State, John Hay, drafted the Open Door Policy (1899) in an attempt to create room for American trade. The Open Door Note would demand that other powers would…

The Cold War is a difficult era to understand. The entire conflict between the US and the USSR never can to fruition in direct battle, though many lives were still lost in multiple international crises. One of the most important was the fight over Korea. With much of the Western world terrified of communism, many swore to do anything to stop its advance. This was the main priority for the United States after the end of World War II and the US and USSR quickly turned against each other now that…

American remain neutral in thought as well,” proclaimed President Franklin D. Roosevelt when World War Two began in Europe (Brinkley, 728). A remarkable amount of the population in the United States favored Great Britain, France, and the rest of the Allied nations over the Axis powers which consisted of Japan, Italy, and Germany. However, the American government did not want to get involved in another war, so they isolated themselves. In the Spring of 1940, Germany invaded western Europe causing…