Many parts of the world did not hear about the Nanking Massacre until years after it occurred. Many people today probably still does not know the existent of the Nanking Massacre. During the massacre, the international community inside Nanking created a safety zone for refugees. To learn more, try reading "The Rape of Nanking" by Iris Chang.
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Japanese expansion into Eastern Asia began with the invasion of Manchuria in 1931. It also created a separate puppet state in Inner Mongolia. The Chinese Nationalist capital of Nanking also surrendered to the Japanese in 1937. The Japanese killed as many of 300,000 Chinese in the Massacre of Nanking.
The Rape of Nanking is the most infamous ; see relevant link .
Answer 1I'm not positive, but this will have to do until an expert improves this answer. During World War II, I think, the capitol of China was located at Nanking [Nanjing].THe correct answer is Chungking. Nanking fell in 1937 and the Chinese government withdrew into the interior of the country. They established the new capital in Chungking (now known as Chongqing)
Prior to the general outbreak of World War II, war raged between China and Japan. In late 1937, Japanese forces occupied the important Chinese city of Nanjing (or, Nanking). Although accounts differ, and the event is still debated today, all sides agree that numerous atrocities and killings were carried out over a period of two months by Japanese troops against the unprotected citizens of the city. This event is still often described as the "Rape of Nanjing."
Among those badly damaged were London, Hamburg, Berlin, Leningrad, Stalingrad, Nanking, Tokyo, Hiroshima and Nagasaki,