Republican China: 1937-1949

Soon after the start of the Second Sino-Japanese War, Beijing and this port city were seized by the Japanese

In this city, Collaborationist forces from the East Hebei Army turned against the Japanese

The Imperial Japanese Army boasted that they could seize China in this time frame

However, the battle in this coastal city lasted this length alone

In the above battle, Chiang's ______ trained divisions had heavy casualties

At this warehouse, Colonel Xie Jinyuan and his men held off the Japanese long enough for the majority of Chinese forces to evacuate

After being taken from China, Japanese forces carried out this brutal massacre

Japanese general who was complicit in the massacre. He would die over four decades later after being granted immunity at the end of the war

Where did Chiang move the Chinese capital to

One of the first Chinese victories in the war

Battle in which Chinese forces were able to outmaneuver and escape destruction by Japanese forces

After four months of fighting in this city, the Chinese forces retreated. However it bought the Chinese time to regroup in central China

In the above battles, the Japanese used this weapon against Chinese forces and civilians

Chiang ordered the destruction of the dikes along this river, leading to a massive flood that both delayed the advancing Japanese, but killed thousands of civilians

Fearful that this city would be taken by the Japanese quickly, Chiang ordered it to be burned down

However, this general successfully defended it in three separate attacks by the Japanese

A battle in Hubei Province where a Japanese Offensive was repulsed by Chinese forces

General who participated in the above. He was noted for achieving many victories for China in the war

Another Chinese general who often worked with the above

Sensing that the Japanese were being drawn to a stalemate, Chiang ordered this failed counterattack

The Japanese set up this puppet state which incorporated the major cities of Shanghai and Nanjing

Another puppet state which was directly north of the above

Japanese puppet state set up in Inner Mongolia. It was nominally head by Mongolian prince Demchugdongrub

Top Republican politician whose defeatist outlook of the war caused him to collaborate with the Japanese

The first two Japanese puppet states above were then merged into this, with the above person as the head of it

With the formation of the Second United Front, the Red Army was renamed this

One of the only offensives against Japan launched by the above

The damage caused in the above against Japanese forces led to the implementation of this controversial policy by Japan

For the remainder of the war, the Communists engaged primarily in this type of warfare against the Japanese

This conflict between Republican and Communist forces occurred when the Communists refused to follow Chiang's orders to withdraw from the Yangtze River Valley

Movement started by Mao in order to further consolidate his power in the party

This led to the fall of this man from power in the party. He was seen as a rival to Mao

After the attack on Pearl Harbor, this country officially declared their support for China in their war against Japan

Incompetent general that was sent by the above to advise Chiang

Name of the group of American pilots who volunteered to fight in China

Leader of the above. He would often be at odds with the above general

Occupation of this country by Japan closed down the main land route used to transport supplies into China

Name of the pass over the Himalayan mountains where supplies would be flown into Yunnan province.

However, China's other allies believed more aid should go to this continent meaning that China would receive less help from its allies

Although inflicting little damage on Tokyo, this air raid led to the deaths of thousands of Chinese citizens in an attempt by the Japanese to find the pilots

Chiang's wife, who travelled to the United States to ask for more aid to China

Chiang travelled to this Middle Eastern city to meet with FDR and Winston Churchill. At the conference, most of the promises made to China were never implemented

The United Kingdom and the United States relinquished their rights to this in China in 1943

The United States also repealed this act from 1882, which prohibited Chinese immigration

Mission by American forces to visit Communist Yan'an. The report from it would encourage the American government to support collaboration between the Communists and the Nationalists

Offensive launched by Japan in order to connect Northern China to French Indochina and to destroy Chinese air bases

Conference in which allowed the Soviet Union to restore their interests in Manchuria, which were seized after the Russo-Japanese War

Leader of Japan's Biological Warfare Unit 731, who was pardoned by the United States after the war for giving over information to the government

American politician who was sent to negotiate a peace between the Communists and Nationalists. He failed after being manipulated by Mao

Former Chief of Staff of the United States Army who was sent to negotiate with the two sides in place of the above

Meanwhile, in Manchuria, the Soviet Union secretly handed over these to Communist forces

Complications regarding the Soviet withdrawal from Manchuria along with increased tension between the Communists and Nationalists eventually ended the negotiations and restarted this war

This campaign led to eventual loss of Manchuria to the Communists

Siege of this city by forces under Communist general Lin Biao led to the deaths of thousands from starvation

Communist campaign that led to the occupation most of China north of Yangtze

Economic problem afflicting the government due to its heavy expenses in the war against Japan and the civil war

Currency that Chiang attempted to implement into the economy to combat the above. This scheme failed to stop it

Island that Chiang began to move forces to as he was losing the war

On the island, Nationalist governor, Chen Yi cracked down on anti-government protests in this event

This led to the declaration of this. It would not be lifted until 1987

Year Chiang fled from mainland China. He would not return, dying in 1975