John Rabe

Devastation attack. Each country has different views of what they believe was the start of WWII. “ But Asians trace the war’s beginnings all the way back to Japan’s first attempt to dominate East Asia -- the occupation of Manchuria in 1931” (Schreiber 1) John Rabe described on the first page of his diary how the Japanese declare this occupation as a sovereign state, however, in reality, it

The Nanjing Massacre occurred over a span of 6 weeks in 1937, after conquering the Chinese forces stationed in Nanjing, the Japanese troops began their infamous slaughter also known as the rape of Nanjing. This sequence of events not only affected Nanjing historically, but the effect is has on current day Nanjing is nothing less than astonishing. Throughout the six weeks an estimated 300,000 soldiers and civilians were killed (Controversial, Japanese say the number is significantly lower). The Nanjing

When most American people think of Germany, they think of sports cars made for the autobahn, sauerkraut, Adolf Hitler, and the Holocaust. Compared to Germany, when most American people think of Japan they think of sushi, Godzilla movies, Japan’s attack on Pearl Harbor, and the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. World War II was such a significant event in history that almost 70 years after it came to an end, today’s younger generations often associate former Axis controlled countries with

The Nanjing Massacre occurred for six weeks, having fell to the Japanese, they began their infamous massacre also known as the rape of Nanjing. This sequence of events not only affected Nanjing historically, but the effect is has on current day Nanjing is nothing less than astonishing. Throughout the six weeks an estimated 300,000 soldiers (Controversial, as there are different numbers thrown around) and civilians were killed. The Nanjing massacre is known as one of the most destructive mass murders

Throughout The Rape of Nanking, the brutal massacre of thousands of innocent Chinese citizens is brought forth through the invasion of this ancient city taken over by the Imperial Japanese army. Iris Chang illustrates the graphic details of the murder and rape of these victims through the perspectives of different sides of the attack. Chang; furthermore, ties in the mass genocide and destruction displayed throughout the book with the example of the Japanese government’s desperate attempt to cover

Then, they came for me. I cannot explain what they did to me because I passed out from exhaustion and woke up here. Where I found out that my husband was still alive, but everyday he experienced worse than my children and I. When John Rabe saved him with the Nazi flag. John was

Part A: My research question is: ‘’What Was the Main Cause of the Nanking Massacre?’’ In this project, I will be investigating the different potential causes of the Nanking Massacre. I will then evaluate my sources and then come to a conclusion in which I will state the main cause for this treacherous act. I will consider the roots of the cause, and also the effect that it has had. I will look at the way that it has tied in with the massacre itself, and I will explore further about the ways that

In 1937 Japan committed one of the bloodiest battles in history. A three month process had overtaken both Shanghai and Nanking. Months prior to the actual massacre, Japan sent over 100 air raids into both Nanking and Shanghai to kill endless civilians before they had even arrived. This helped sweep out the land to create less survivors. Japan rounded up thousands of Chinese men, women, and children only to slaughter them mercilessly. Women in China would shave their heads to look like the men and

The Rape of Nanking is a reference to the gruesome massacre that occurred in the town of Nanking which is in China. This unfortunate event occurred during the Second Sino-Japanese War and included the rape, murder, and looting of more than 300,000 innocent people. (Iris Chang, Rape of Nanking, pg. 100.) The numbers themselves show the gravity the Nanking Massacre but no simple number or statistic could show the ruthlessness and put the horror of such an event into a summary. The Rape of Nanking

The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich was a summary of Adolf’s journey from his boyhood to his final decision to end his life. Shirer successfully made his case as he laid down many points that proved the foolishness of the German citizen in becoming aroused by Hitler’s power and not reacting to stop him from getting any more powerful. The point of view must be addressed. Based on the author’s choice of words and writing, it was clear that he had found Hitler distasteful as he uses the words restless