The Rape of Nanking

They protested the change and pushed for their country’s well-being. Japan, however, did not stop their torment and so all major ports and capital cities such as Nanking and Shanghai were taken over. The riots became brutal fights and soon the cities were burial sites. Nanking became known for the Rape of Nanking. This was a major atrocity that granted worldwide interest and hatred for the Japanese having around three hundred thousand civilian deaths and an estimated eighty thousand women…

the other hand, did convict Japanese war criminals on charges of rape. However, it stopped short of considering the military sexual slavery of comfort women . In the case before the Tokyo Tribunal , General Matsui Iwane was indicted for charges that included “mass murder, rape, pillage…”, as he had been the commander-in-Chief of the Japanese Forces, and was commander of Japan’s Central China Expeditionary Force. The Rape of Nanking that unfolded over a six to seven week period, had resulted in…

The Nanking Massacre. The invasion of China by the Japanese before and during the World War II lasted from 1930 to 1945. During this period, the Japanese military motivated by an unconscionable wish for expansion, aggression and imperialism commited major crimes. The atrocities and brutalities committed by Japanese military ended with destruction on Japanese soil-the atomic bombing of Nagasaki and Hiroshima in 1945. The victims’ of Japanese militarists’ aggression included peace-loving and…

Genocide is developed through eight different stages that lead to the planned killing of thousands of people. The first stage of genocide is classification. This is the stage where a target group of people are placed into categories and given a title (Rummel). The second stage in genocide is symbolization. During symbolization the target group is now given a name or other insignia to label and show who they are (Rummel). Dehumanization is the third stage of genocide. This occurs when the…

Genocide is a word meaning many horrible things that happen in one of them. Many have happen all across the world from Asia to the Americas. Many people have died from these acts for whatever reason these people wanted. Murder is a small word compares to this, not even mass murder, or man slaughter even match it genocide will always be number one on the list. Genocide happens for ignorant excuses like religion, color, race, or smarts. There are people who follow them blindly and the ones who…

fifth article. 4. The importance of this document was to protect the people all over the world from unjustly rule. Before the events of the formation of the UN as well as the UDHR , there were such horrific and horrendous events such as the Rape of Nanking and the Holocaust. THe UDHR was pit in place so that these events would not occur. THe USHR protects human rights, and overall that means that it will protect these inalienable rights no matter the situation. The rights were meant to ensure…

The shrine was administered by the army and navy up until the time of defeat in World War II when the American occupation authorities imposed the constitutional separation of religion and the state. The controversy over visits by Japanese prime ministers to the shrine arose from the fact that in 1978, the Yasukuni Shrine enshrined 14 executed World War II class-A criminals among the war dead, which generated dispute from neighboring Asian countries who view these visits as representing the…

Japan is geographically separated from China relatively by a narrow stretch of Ocean, China has strongly influenced Japan’s writing system, religion, and culture in the past. Japan had one of the most powerful Empires in the east defeating China, and Korea, it’s rapid growth of industrialization and militarization under the Slogan ‘Fukoku Kyohei’ has helped the country’s armed forces become more powerful and led to colonial empire and economic raise. Culminating in Japan’s membership in the…

Many immoral acts that negate humanity occurred throughout WWII. WWII started in 1939 and lasted until 1945 and over the course of six years, many inhumane events took place, such as, the Rape of Nanking, the Holocaust, and Pearl Harbor. Once again, countries were split into two groups– the Allies and the Axis Powers. The Allies consisted of the United States, Britain, and the Soviet Union. The Axis power consisted of Japan, Italy, and Germany. WWII started when Adolf Hitler broke the…

Adolf Hitler rose to power by taking bold actions and convincing people he can bring them out of their misery from the Great Depression. He had aimed to abolish the German federal government and “Hitler and his followers attempted to seize power in Bavaria as a step toward controlling all of Germany” (Maier, "Adolf Hitler"). The Beer Hall Putsch was an event that Hitler created in order to take over the government in Bavaria and eventually gain power. However, it failed as it ended in…