Second Sino-Japanese War (1937-1945)

Japan launched full-scale war against China in July 1937. Japanese forces seized Beijing, Shanghai, Nanjing, and other major cities. The Rape of Nanjing (December 1937 to January 1938) saw Japanese troops massacre approximately 200,000 to 300,000 Chinese civilians and prisoners, with mass rape, looting, and torture. Maria should know this event as one of the major atrocities of the era.