There has almost always been conflict between China and Japan and since the early 20th century conflictss between these two countries had been escalating. And in the eyes of Japan, China was the perfect place for their idea of expansion. In 1931 the Japanese invaded Manuchuria in northeast China and establish Manchukuo, a Japanese state. The League of Nations doesn’t acknowledge this as a legitimate state and wants the Japanese troops to leave, but instead they leave the League of Nations. Japan soon expands and gains control of much of northern China.
In 1937 a large invasion of China takes place and the Japanese army attacks and captures Shanghai on November 12. As word spread the Chinese withdrew much of their elite troops from the capital city of Nanking, leaving only untrained soliders. There was never an official evacuation of the city but much of the population fled on their own.
In response to the news a group of 22 Americans and Europeans, including surgeons, a nazi bussinessman, a German Olympic wrestler, and an American missionary, form the International Committee for the Nanking Safety Zone. They create a neutral zone, about the size of Central Park, in attempts to
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One of the main similarities between the two is the reason that such horrific events were carried out, and that is because of racist notions and the attempt to eradicate a race. Hitler believed that the Jews, along with many other groups including gays and gypsys, were inferior to the Aryan race, and this is exactly how the Japanese felt about the Chinese. When carrying out the mass murders both the Nazis and Japanese soliders used relocation of the victims. However, the Nazis moved their victims to concertration and/or death camps while the Japanese would move them to the outskirts of the city and perform mass
The Japanese did not support the structure of international peace in the League of Nations because they though it was an advantage for the west world. But also because of the fact that the west had anti-asian immigration laws which set a stop for Japanese emigration which lead to a more pan-Asian Japan
In 1938, Japan announced its plan to constitute a new order in East Asia (Doc C). In this new order, the rule of the Japanese emperor would be drawn-out over Earth. This was a driving force for Japan’s invasion because of their ambitious desires. By damaging an American naval base, it gave Japan the ability to also occupy China and Manchuria leading to a rise in their military power (Doc C). Japan’s presence in more of East Asia brought them one step closer to expanding their authority.
The Holocaust was considered genocide becuase six million Jews were killed. They were killed by gas chambers, hunger, disease, and some were shot. In concentration the Japanese- Americans were not intentionally killed. The last difference would be the amount of clothing supplied. The Jewish were given one uniform for the entire time, while the Japanese-Americans were supplied with old war
U.S. soldiers are trained to follow orders, which is exactly what they did as hundreds of villagers were indiscriminately killed in the My Lai Massacre. Even if the soldiers were acting under confusing orders, that is a failure of the chain of command, and even if the killings were orchestrated by a few incompetent officers, those officers never should have been placed in leadership roles. The real tragedy of My Lai represents an entire system of willful negligence and lack of accountability on the part of the military. Thus the responsibility for the massacre lies with the men involved, but also with the military chain of command that gave the order and then tried to cover it up.
They thought if they put the Japanese people in the internment camps then that would solve their
The Mai Lai massacre took place March 16, 1968 in the Mai Lai village of South Vietnam and is considered to be one of the most traumatic incidents of violence towards civilians of the Vietnam War. In the massacre, and estimated 347 Vietnamese civilians were brutally killed by American soldiers of the Charlie Company. Soldiers were sent to the village to capture and kill members of the Viet Cong, but when they arrived, they could only find villagers. Instead of retreating, they brutally raped, tortured, and murdered hundreds of civilians; mainly women, children and the elderly, all whom were unarmed. In the defense of these soldiers, many say that they were just doing what they thought was right, what they were ordered to do.
2 camps: Nazi camps and Japanese Internment camps. There was long hatred for Jews in European history. Hitler was the chancellor of Germany with death camps and concentration camps, and America had Internment camps. Innocent people were put in these camps. Nazi camps and Japanese Internment camps are different because of the purposes behind the camps, reasons the people were sent to the camps, and what they did at the camps.
Nazi concentration camps and Japanese internment camps are not essentially the same thing by reasons people moved, the treatment, and conditions. Nazi concentration camps and Japanese internment are not essentially the same thing because they were moved out of different reasons. Hitler had hate against the Jewish people. Hitler thought that Jews were causing most of Germany’s
The Republic of China in Taiwan and the People's Republic of China in Mainland China, both legitimately claiming to be the government of China. The war came to a halt in 1937 to fighting against a Japanese invasion but resumed in 1946. To this day
One type of propaganda used by the Nazis was Name-Calling. They would call Jewish people foxes and poisonous mushrooms. They would use analogies to show the Jewish people in horrible ways and why they shouldn’t be trusted. There were many similarities between the Nazi Propaganda and the American propaganda towards Japanese-American people. They both portrayed them as unattractive and unpleasant people and calling them degrading names.
While both camps were horrible things, they were not the same thing. Japanese Internment Camps and Nazi Concentration Camps, essentially, were not the same thing because of the reasons why they were formed, the outcome of the camps, and the effects they had on people. The Nazi Concentration Camps and Japanese Internment Camps were not the same thing because of the purpose they had behind them. First, the American government
The United States and Japan fought in World War II during 1941 to 1945. Japan planned to expand their land and gain resources- which led them to invade China whom was an ally of the U.S. In result, the United States cut off the supply of oil to Japan. On December 7th 1941, Japan’s air force did a surprise attack on Pearl Harbor because that is where their military base is located.
Since Japan was recovering from the economic difficulties that were experienced, this led them to want to expand to benefit their own country. This led to Japan taking control of other countries in order to gain power and economic advantaged. Japan became interested in Manchuria due to the resources available such as coal, iron, and timber, which led to Japan wanting to take over Manchuria, in order to make profit. By expanding to Manchuria, Japan would be able to have a better market, and more space since Japan was overpopulated. Diplomat Yosuke Matsuoka recognized Manchuria as a “lifeline’ and [the] only means of survival.”
The Rape of Nanjing Anyone you meet today has some knowledge of the Holocaust. It is an event we consider to be disgraceful and uncalled for. Germany had to publicly apologize for the events of the genocide. Little do most people know, Japan did the same thing, killing approximately 300,000 soldiers and civilians over a time span of only six weeks.
A group of about 20 Europeans and Americans remained in the city. This extraordinary group of heroes, composed of missionaries, doctors and businessmen. These people took it upon themselves to save the lives of thousands and establish an International Safety Zone. This Safety Zone was located in the center of the city, was about 2.5 square miles and was completely off limits to the Japanese. This group of 20 also risked their lives a plethora of times to interfere and try to prevent executions of men and rape of women and young girls.