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China in WW2
China's participation in World War 2 began a historical change within one of the most populated countries of the world.
1,622 Questions
How many people died in the Iraq war?
Answer 1
Various estimates ranging from 150,000 to over 1.2 million have been produced for direct and indirect casualties as a result of conflict in Iraq based on varying periods of time from 2003 up to 2006-2010.
Documents exposed by Wikileaks put official field counts at nearer the 109,000 mark, with roughly two thirds of those being civilian.
Further estimates bump that figure up to around 150,000, with 80% being civilian.
Answer 2
There is dispute about the number of people who have died in Iraq. One of the main sources used by the media is Iraq Body Count, whose website is IraqBodyCount.net. They had a number of deaths from March 2003 to January 2009 of around 90,000. However they rely almost entirely on deaths reported in the media, and they themselves admit that their figures are likely to be a great underestimate.
There have been a couple of serious studies. They came to the following figures:
655,000 as of June 2006 according to a Lancet study
151,000 as of June 2006 according to a New England Journal of Medicine study
The Lancet and The New England Journal of medicine are two of the most respected medical journals in the world.
It is important to realise that all studies of this kind have a large margin of error. The Lancet study stated they had a 95% confidence that the figure was in the range 392,979 to 942,636. The New England Journal of Medicine has 95% confidence it is in the range 104,000 to 223,000. Thus there is dispute amongst serious epidemiologists.
Both studies consider only the first 1198 days (up until the end of June 2006), whereas as I write this it is mid January 2009, 2136 days since the start of the conflict.
The Lancet study gives an average number of deaths of 546.7 per day, and the NEJM study gives an average 126 deaths per day.
If we assume that the number of deaths continues at the rate that the two studies have given, then the NEJM suggests that around 269,000 (over a quarter of a million) have died as of 1st Jan 2008, and the Lancet study suggests that around 1.1 million have died as of this date.
Clearly there is a wide range of figures. However, there have been many politically motivated criticisms, aiming to reduce the magnitude or severity of the casualties. The fact remains that the best is to rely on serious scientific evidence, and to cite your sources.
Number of deaths Number of deaths On 30th June 2006 On January 1 2008 Number of deaths Per day Lancet Study 655,000 546.74 955,710 New England Journal of Medicine Study 151,000 126.04 220,324
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Answer 3
4,257 Americans have died. 30,182 have been wounded.
What effect did the US Open door policy have on the colonization of china?
The effects is the China which you are seeing today.
Chiang Kai-shek was a leader of the?
Chiang Kai-Shek took over the Kuomingtang after Sun Yat-Sen's death. He eventually reunited China in 1928. During the 1920's he did not trust the Communist party and purged them from all government positions. He was the President and commander in chief of all the Chinese forces during WW2 and the Chinese Civil War. After the defeat on mainland China, he set up the KMT government on Taiwan and became President until his death.
Answer:beginning in the 1920s the Chinese communists led by Mao Zedong waged a civil war against the nationalist government of Chiang Kai-ShekWho led the nationalist after World War 2 in china?
Sun Yat-sen, or Sun Chung-san (Sun Zhongshan)
He led the people against the Qing Dynasty and became the president of the new Republic of China
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From which direction did invaders of china almost always come from?
The only invaders from (Red) China were in the Korean War (1950-1953) when they crossed into North Korea across the Yalu River.
Smoke signals were used to communicate with other people from far away when they were in trouble and needed help.
Old Indian tribes would have special signals to communicate to there own tribe that was far away.
Because anyone could see the smoke signals, the sender and the receiver of the smoke signals had their own special code.
Dynasties are periods of time that a family has been ruling in China. If say the last family to rule had the last name Chen, and that family ruled for 150 years, those 150 years would be known as the Chen dynastie.
Did communism take over China in 1949?
After its victory in the Chinese Civil War, the Communist Party of China (CCP) led by Mao Zedong gained control of most of Mainland China. On 1 October 1949, they established the People's Republic of China as a Socialist State headed by a "Democratic Dictatorship" with the CCP as the only legal political party, thus, laying claim as the successor state of the ROC. The central government of the Chinese Nationalist Party led by Chiang Kai-shek retreated to the island of Taiwan that it had occupied at the end of World War II, and moved the ROC government there. Major armed hostilities ceased in 1950 but no peace treaty has been signed. An estimated 36 million died during the Great Chinese Famine of 1958-61.
What helped China remain isolated?
The Pacific ocean, the gobi and taklimakan deserts, Tíbet plateau, and rainforests?
What happened to Shanghai during World War 2?
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
Who was the first leader of China under a Communist government?
There can be no such thing as a Communist government, as Communism is a classless stateless society. After 1949, under Mao Zedong, China was state capitalist.
What is the location of Hiroshima and Nagasaki?
Hiroshima is in Japan. Hiroshima is the capital of Hiroshima Prefecture, and the largest city in the Chūgoku region of western Honshu, the largest island of Japan.
What were the political causes of the Korean War?
North Korea invaded South Korea
At the end of World War II, Japan surrendered Korea to the Allies. The country was then divided into two parts, North Korea and South Korea. The United States withdrew its troops when the Republic of Korea was set up. They provided economic support. On June 25, 1950, North Korea invaded South Korea. The United States then backed up South Korea and fought with them. So did many other Allied countries. In the first few weeks of the war, North Korean forces met little resistance and advanced rapidly. By September tenth, the South Korean Army had been driven to the Southeast tip of South Korea. On September fifteenth, the United Nations forces made a daring counterattack. They landed at Incheon. This was on the West coast. On October nineteenth, the North Korean capitol was captured. Eventually the U.N troops drove the North Korean troops to the border of China. China saw this as a threat and launched a counteroffensive. The communist forces worked together to force the U.N back to South Korea. They then captured the South Korean capitol. The fighting was eventually drawn back to the borders of the two countries. The border was called the 38th parallel. That is where it remained for the rest of the war. The countries never signed a treaty so technically they are still at war.
North Korea (at the time classified as a 'Communist Satellite State') invaded South Korea in June 1950. This invasion force was countered by a US-led UN force, which was in turn countered by Chinese intervention on the North Korean side.
The North Korean military attacked South Korea.
There was no long term cause. North & South Korea were NEW countries that never existed before. They came into existence in 1945 when WW2 ended. The cause was one country trying to conquer the other. The North taking over the South.
The North invaded the South.
Who were some important characters in the Korean war?
There were 6 Key figures in the Korean War (1950-1953):
-Mao ZeDong; chairman of Communist China, brutal dictator
-Joseph Stalin; leader of Soviet Russia/USSR, communist, leader of Superpower
-Kim Il Sung; leader of N. Korea, wanted to united Korea under Communism
-Syngman Rhee; leader of S. Korea, democratic, pro-USA
-MacArthur; leader of American military, aggressive, war hero, Inchon landings
-Truman; 33rd president of USA, commander in chief, sacked MacArthur
What are the similarities of Japanese and Chinese?
Their economies are very similar in size and not a great difference between their sizes. The vast majority of their people are Asian. Their languages are in character form writing, similar styles. They are also both located in the Far East/East Asia, and Japan is off the coast of China, though quite a way aways.
What impact did gunpowder have on Chinese culture?
yeah but...It was used as a weapon at first but then abandoned since it was not effective. Not used in the common weapon form as we see gunpowder used today but more like flame throwers and bombs. It was mostly used however as festive device, hence the creation of fireworks. The invention of fireworkers, and use of fireworks it seems is what really seemed to affect the culture. Its wasnt until other societies got a hold of gunpowder did its use as a weapon really develope. If you want more information there is a great documentry by BBC on The effects of technology in society though out history.
Gunpowder was used in guns too shoot oncoming enemies. Without gunpowder, the Chinese had to use crossbows. Also, gunpowder was used in fireworks to scare off enemies. The gunpowder was also used in many other things.
What is the second largest wall in the world?
The Great Wall Of China. It stretches across China splitting it in two to defend it from Mongolians back then.
When did China get its independence?
"Independence" may not appropriate in this context. Great Britain relinquished Hong Kong to China on July 1, 1997. For 50 years following that date, Hong Kong will be permitted to enjoy political and economic autonomy before China assumes complete control in 2047.
How do the china people dress?
Chinese people dress very conservatively. The type of clothing they wear includes jeans or pants and a t-shirt. Custom clothing includes the Pien-fu, the Ch'ang-p'ao and the Shen-i.
Why did Japan attack China in World War 2?
The reason for Japan attacking China is that Japan has little natural resources on the island. It was formed by volcanoes. Japan attacked China to get China's natural resources to fund Japan's economy.
AnswerJapan had imperial ambitions, the same as those held by Russia, England, France, the Dutch, and the USA - when it came to the Far East.Japan being geographically located there, they felt this was their territory to exploit, similar to the way the USA feels about the Carribean (see Monroe Doctine).
Japan was also a resource poor nation with an industrious, expansionist people. It was only natural that they look to the mainland of Asia for new space to occupy. The war with Russia in the early 1900's gave Japan an opportunity to expand into Manchuria, technically a part of China but only loosely controlled.
Once Manchuria (and neighboring Korea) were fully in their control, around 1930+/-, Japan began pushing into China proper. By 1934 this was a full blown war with huge resources being devoted to the conflict. The war was brutally fought with much slaughter of civilians involved. Gradually it seemed Japan was gaining control of more and more of China and it appeared inevitable that they would eventually conquer the whole country.
Japan's tactics for the most part was to occupy the major industrial and population centers, leaving much of the small village dominated countryside unmolested. In these areas two groups of Chinese began to assert influence. The largest was the Nationalist group, with loose democratic ideals and some tie to the USA they were considered by most westerners to be the recognized government of China.
The second group was the Communist movement with strong ties to the Soviets. They were a much smaller and weaker group in the 1930's.
Japan exploited the division in the Chinese people between Nationalist and Communist to their advantage.
As Japan made more and more progress towards conquering China, with the above noted abuses, they were criticized by western powers, including the USA and Germany. Entire books are devoted to just one such instance, the Rape of Nanking. This interior city was the Nationalist capital. Once the Japanese penetrated to it and conquered it, they went on a rampage of rape, murder, and arson.
Eventually such abuses led to the USA organizing with the British and Dutch to freeze all financial assets of the Japanese in those nations possession. Since over 95% of Japan's oil supplies came from these three nations (or their colonies), Japan was forced to choose: either stop the war in China and withdraw from their decades long conquests or fight the USA. They chose to attack the USA at Hawaii December 1941.
In the Pacific the Japanese had great success for a year or so but ultimately the US Navy and supporting forces crushed them.
In China, the war was put on hold for a year or two. But, as the Americans approached Japan proper, Japan began pulling back troops from outlying possessions. These men were thrown into the China conflict, and in 1944 a great offensive was conducted. This achieved huge success and nearly destroyed the Nationalist Chinese military.
However, events in Europe would overtake the Japanese success in China.
In May 1945 Germany collapsed. The Soviets then moved huge forces with heavy armor to the Manchurian border. There, in mid 1945, they launched an attack (Japan and the Soviets had been at peace for the entire war up to now).
The Japanese were routed. The Soviets then took the vast amounts of captured Japanese arms (light tanks, small arms, medium artillery), and turned it over to their Chinese Communist partners. The combination of these new arms along with the devastating attacks in 1944 by the Japanese, doomed the Nationalist movement. The Nationalists were forced to flee the mainland and move to Formosa.
As of 2006, the Communists remain in control of mainland China. Formosa island has transitioned from military rule to democracy as an independent nation. Eventually the mainland Chinese hope to reunite the country.
AnswerThe Japanese were trying to build a larger empire. War is usually about either religion or grabbing territory. The Japanese were building an empire and the emperor of Japan was almost considered a "God", and as such it almost qualifies as a religious war.What is the benefits of the great wall?
When construction was completed, the Great Wall of China provided protection to the economic development and cultural progress, safeguarded the trading routes such as the Silk Road, and secured transmission of information and transportation.
Which dynasty was the crossbow invented in?
the crossbow was thought to be invented in china but actually, the Chinese stole it from the viatnamese! however, we do not know if the viatnamese invented it or if they stole it from someone else!
