What happened to Shanghai during World War 2?

Answer 1

From 1937 to 1941, thousands of Jews came to Shanghai fleeing from Nazi persecution. Japanese occupation authorities regarded them as "stateless refugees" and set up this designated area to restrict their residence and business. The designated area was bordered on the west by Gongping Road, on the east by Tongbei Road, on the south by Hulming Road, and on the north by Zhoujazui Road.

Honghou District People's Government.

Shanghai as a Refuge

Approximately 20,000 Jews made their way to Shanghai in the years 1937 to 1941.

One of the the most amazing Holocaust escape stories is how the entire class of the Mir Yeshiva, some 400 in number, all gained Sugihara visas, came to Shanghai, and continued their studies in the Beth Aharon Synagogue in Shanghai.

References

A good short history of the Jewish experience in Shanghai is at

http://www.chinajewish.org/JewishHistory.htm

Answer 2

yes. USA never attempted to take over that Japanese territory.

Answer 3

Life was horrible for the Chinese during World War II. The Japanese alone killed 15 million Chinese people, through different torture mechanisms and just killing sprees.

Answer 4

1. still did it