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Japan’s Drive For An Empire

Explore Japan's aggressive expansion during WWII, including the invasion of Manchuria and the Nanking Massacre, and delve into the denial of war crimes after the war. Discover the forgotten holocaust of WWII.

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Japan’s Drive For An Empire

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  1. Japan’s Drive For An Empire Did Japan commit war crimes during WWII?

  2. I. Invasion of Manchuria A. Emperor of Japan = Hirohito B. 1930s Depression: Military leader Hideki Tojo wins control of Japan (Supreme Military Leader from 1936-1944, Prime Minister from 1941-1944) – thinks war/expansion will fix economy C. 1931: Japan invades Manchuria, a Chinese Province which was rich in coal & iron 1. When China complains to the League of Nations, Japan claims they are trying to help Manchuria D. Japan creates a puppet government & Manchurians declare the independent country of Manchukuo E. 1937: Japan claims one of its soldiers is missing, wants to enter China to search

  3. F. 07/07/37Marco Polo Bridge Incident: Chinese refuse Japanese entry, shots are fired  Japan invades China 1. After conquering Shanghai, Japan ready to invade the capital, Nanking A. As the Japanese Army drew closer to Nanking, civilians try to flee city II. Nanking (Nanjing) Massacre aka The Rape of Nanking (Nanjing) 1. Japanese say they will only target Chinese soldiers but start killing civilianswhen they enter the city

  4. Map Time! • Color Japan’s Empire in key green, Japanese occupation striped green • Color Japan (1), Korea (2), Taiwan (3) green • Stripe Manchuria (4), China (7b) in green 15 11

  5. a. Japan had joined Axis powers, so using his position as a Nazi, Rabe set up a “safety zone” 2. Women were raped (as young as eight yrs old), many are forced into becoming “comfort women” (sex slaves) 3. One man who helped the Chinese was a Nazi businessman named John Rabe b. Rabe saved close to 200,000, BUT nearly 300,000 were killed in the six-week massacre 4. After the war, many in Japan denied genocide & war crimes = Forgotten Holocaust of WWII a. Saburo Ienaga, a textbook writer, sued the Japanese govt (1965-1997) for censorship b. Saburo won most of his lawsuits

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