World War II for China
By Carena Toy
China in World War II
Chiang Kai-Shek
Chiang Kai-shek was a political and military leader for the Chinese Nationalist Party. He focused on battling both Communism and Japanese aggression. However, after World War II, Nationalist power was lost and Communists took over. Chiang was exiled to Taiwan where he led the Nationalist Party. In fact, many countries viewed his government as the legitimate government of China for a while.
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September 1937 Battle of Shanxi
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1937 Battle of Shanghai
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December 1937 Rape of Nanjing
"Remembering China's Role in World War II - Timeline." Timeline News. N.p., n.d. Web. 02 Dec. 2015. <https://www.timeline.com/stories/china-victory-day-wwii>.
1937 Chinese Prisoner of War
After the incident at China's capital Nanking, 300,00 were killed and many were taken hostage. This photo shows a Chinese man, prisoner of war, about to be beheaded.
Todd, Michael. "China Lost 14 Million People in World War II. Why Is This Forgotten?" Pacific Standard. N.p., 17 Sept. 2013. Web. 02 Dec. 2015. <http://www.psmag.com/politics-and-law/china-lost-14-million-people-world-war-ii-forgotten-66482>.
1939 Nationalist Soldiers
National soldiers marched to fight the Japanese in 1949. The Chinese fought in their own territory since the Japanese had been invading for so long. Nationalist soldiers fought for the Chinese government.
1941 Chemical Agents
Japanese forces would use chemical agents on Chinese, even entire villages. However, in this photo, chemical agents were sprayed by Japanese into the positions and locations of Chinese soldiers. The chemicals would burn the skin and hurt the soldiers very badly.
1941 Flying Tigers
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December 1941
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The United States and China
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Pairing with the Soviets
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Tengchung
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November 1943 Cairo Conference
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At Home with the Americans
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Chinese Collaborators to the Japanese
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End of the War
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Fighting Japanese Soldiers
China fought many of Japan's soldiers, and in the process managed to take out 1,200,000 of the 2,300,000 Japanese who died. China's focus and place in distracting the Japanese on their front allowed less focus from the Japanese on the Pacific front against the U.S..
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