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Rape of Nanking

Rape of Nanking. Rape of Nanking. December 1937-February 1938: up to 300,000 Chinese civilians are brutally massacred Seen by many as an act of genocide Japanese nationalists distorted actual events and to this day deny that civilians were targeted

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Rape of Nanking

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  1. Rape of Nanking

  2. Rape of Nanking • December 1937-February 1938: up to 300,000 Chinese civilians are brutally massacred • Seen by many as an act of genocide • Japanese nationalists distorted actual events and to this day deny that civilians were targeted • The Japanese army committed numerous atrocities, such as rape, looting, arson, and the execution of POW’s and civilians. Many women and children were brutally rapped and murdered as well • The fact that Japan does not acknowledge the massacre has strained Sino-Japanese relations

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