The Rape of Nanking and Movies in the 1930s

By: Jamie Schmitz and Morgan Pieper

What was going on?-Context

• The Second Sino-Japanese war was going on between Japan and China
• Japan was getting ready for WWII.

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Backround 

• Japanese were waiting for an excuse to invade and occupy China.  In July 1937, an exchange of firing took place near Peking (Beijing) - Google Maps
• The Japanese eventually were able to take over Peking (Beijing).
• This was all that Japan needed for a reason to attack China.
• Not only did the Japanese shoot and stab the Chinese they also buried them alive if they really despised  a person to put them through misery during their death.
• Chinese resisted Japanese although they were out numbered and ill-prepared.

This is a picture of a mass killing in the city of Nanking.

The Japanese would go into towns and when they leave this is what the survivors would find.  

Historical Significance

Why is this event important?

• It helped trigger WWII because Japan formed an alliance with Germany to help Japan capture China. 
• Over 300,000 people lost their lives which is 3 times the population of La Crosse and Onalaska combined.

How can it help us today?

• We can learn from Japan and China on how differences sometimes spark severe hatred and sometimes violence.

Lasting impacts

• Still to this day Japan and China(neighboring countries) do not get along. With such a bad history with each other it has a lasting impact.

• Japanese soldiers were told by their officers to find more ways to kill Chinese civilians
• As a result, they put bayonets on their guns.

The Rape of Nanking

•  209 Chinese victims died from beheading.

The Rape of Nanking

• Today there is a Memorial for all of the victims of the Nanking Massacre located in the Southwest corner of Nanjing.

To Find More...

http://www.nanking-massacre.com/RAPE_OF_NANKING_OR_NANJING_MASSACRE 

is a very good link to go to.

Movies of the 1930s

Wizard of Oz, City Lights, King Kong, Robin Hood, and many more 

Movies of the 1930s

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• What do you think this movie symbolizes during the 1930s?
• The Wizard of Oz is a movie that represents many people's dreams to go to a colorful world!!  

Movies of the 1930s

• Many people like imitating the famous Disney character of Donald Duck for amusement.
• But what many people don't know is that the today famous Donald Duck first came out in 1934.

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• What differences do you notice between movies in the 1930s and movies today?

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Historical Significance

• What did movies help us understand about what is going on during that  time period? They help us visualize better about what the people during that time went through and how they dealt with it.
• What impact do movies have on us today?                 
• Movies have impacted us today a lot. Movies are a huge way  people like to entertain themselves and helps them relax.