Chinas successful resistance to Japan Flashcards
What where four factors to china’s successful resistance
- Chaing Kai Shek and the NRA
- foreign aid
- CCP and guerrillas
- Japanese tactics
Why was foreign aid a factor
US allied with China, Us gave loans and resources to China and restricted flow of military supplies to Japan
- froze Japanese assets in us banks and sent supplies to china along the Burma road (lend lease), advisors and volunteers given to China
Why was CKS and his tactics a factor
-took as long as possible to declare war so that he could work on strengthening his army , wanted to win by exhausting the Japanese, deployed troops to Shanghai ( flooded yellow river , prolonged conflict)
Traded space for time these meant it wasn’t the easy war japan though it was
Why where Japanese tactics a factor
We’re running out of resources we’re blocked into a corner, stretched themselves too thin, stayed too long in nanking . 3 all’s and rape of nanking meant Chinese weren’t happy and wanted revenge inspired revolt
Why was CCP and guerrilla a factor
Provided anti Japanese ideas which increased their support and upheld nationalism, followed CKS gained soporto
What where the results of the battle of Shanghai
Chiang’s lost 187,000 troops , NRA retreated to Nanjing , withdrawal of the government to Chongqing , world media attraction drawn to Shanghai- patriotism increases as war spread across the country
What happened during the rape of Nanjing
24000 surrendered Chinese troops were massacred. 20-40,000 women were raped thousands were burned alive. 300,000 of 600,000 murdered
What happened at the battle of Tai’erzhuang
Li Zongren led GMD forces to inflict 10,000 Japanese casualties. Battle used as part of Chinese propaganda and emboldened resistance
What were the consequences of the breaking of the yellow river dikes
800,000 dead and 4.8 million refugees slowed Japanese advance for 3 months
Why did Chiang’s relocate to Chongqing
Very far inland, located on the Yangtze River close to British Burma
What was relocated to Chongqing
150 Shanghai factories , 2000 businesses overall
How many people were part of resistance efforts in Manchuria
1% of population of 30 million
How did the Soviets give aid to China in 1938
100 tanks , 900 aircraft, 50,000 rifles, 10,000 machine guns
How many guerrillas did Chiang’s have at his disposal by 1938
600,000-700,000
“Transforms the enemy reef into the front line”
How many refugees were there in China by 1839
100 million
