The Nanjing Massacre

When did the Massacre of Nanjing take place?

1937. It lasted about six weeks.

What was the death toll at Nanjing?

300,000 Chinese soldiers and civilians were killed, 20,000 women were raped.

What were the Chinese doing during the massacre?

Chinese tried to protect from Japan, then they were systematically slaughtered. Many of the Chinese Army leaders deserted.

How was the massacre chaotic?

Everyone was killed, basically. Men without army connections, wounded soldiers, and civilians were all killed. One strategy was to get the Chinese by dozens in front of a dugout, then shoot them with a tank gun.

What did the Nanjing Massacre do?

It threw away the opportunity to gain respect and confidence of the Chinese, also a good foreign opinion. Chinese hatred of the Japanese expanded.

What happened when the Japanese cut off the exits at the Hsia Kwan Gate?

1/3 of the Chinese that were originally there were still in the walls when the exits were cut off. They kept fighting because they didn't know it was hopeless. The Japanese tank patrol eliminated them.

What did the Japanese do in the Nanjing Massacre?

Many slayings were witnessed, tons of the Chinese were killed from men, women, to children. The Japanese looted, they were basically in every building. There were mass executions of war prisoners. 400 men in the refugee zone were killed.

What happened if the Chinese weren't in safe zones?

Most likely slaughtered.

How did the fact that the massacre was a surprise affect things?

The Chinese were seriously unprepared; their hospitals to care for soldiers were inefficient.

What is the Massacre of Nanjing also referred to as?

The Rape of Nanjing

What was it like right before the massacre?

The second Sino-Japanese had started in July, it was then December. Japanese troops marched from South Gate up Chungshan Road toward the city's Big Circle. The Chinese were very happy because they believed the Japanese would restore peace and order. That did not happen.