Republican China: 1937-1949 - Statistics

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After being taken from China, Japanese forces carried out this brutal massacre Nanjing Massacre
100%
However, the battle in this coastal city lasted this length alone Shanghai
91%
Island that Chiang began to move forces to as he was losing the war Taiwan
91%
Year Chiang fled from mainland China. He would not return, dying in 1975 1949
82%
Soon after the start of the Second Sino-Japanese War, Beijing and this port city were seized by the Japanese Tianjin
82%
After the attack on Pearl Harbor, this country officially declared their support for China in their war against Japan The United States
73%
The Imperial Japanese Army boasted that they could seize China in this time frame Three Months
73%
Where did Chiang move the Chinese capital to Chongqing
64%
For the remainder of the war, the Communists engaged primarily in this type of warfare against the Japanese Guerrilla Warfare
64%
Top Republican politician whose defeatist outlook of the war caused him to collaborate with the Japanese Wang Jingwei
64%
After four months of fighting in this city, the Chinese forces retreated. However it bought the Chinese time to regroup in central China Wuhan
64%
Occupation of this country by Japan closed down the main land route used to transport supplies into China Burma
55%
This led to the declaration of this. It would not be lifted until 1987 Martial Law
55%
Japanese puppet state set up in Inner Mongolia. It was nominally head by Mongolian prince Demchugdongrub Mengjiang
55%
In the above battles, the Japanese used this weapon against Chinese forces and civilians Poison Gas
55%
The first two Japanese puppet states above were then merged into this, with the above person as the head of it Reorganized National Government of the Republic of China
55%
Chiang's wife, who travelled to the United States to ask for more aid to China Soong Meiling
55%
Complications regarding the Soviet withdrawal from Manchuria along with increased tension between the Communists and Nationalists eventually ended the negotiations and restarted this war The Chinese Civil War
55%
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 Yellow River
55%
One of the first Chinese victories in the war Battle of Taierzhuang
45%
Fearful that this city would be taken by the Japanese quickly, Chiang ordered it to be burned down Changsha
45%
The United States also repealed this act from 1882, which prohibited Chinese immigration Chinese Exclusion Act
45%
Leader of the above. He would often be at odds with the above general Claire Lee Chennault
45%
However, China's other allies believed more aid should go to this continent meaning that China would receive less help from its allies Europe
45%
On the island, Nationalist governor, Chen Yi cracked down on anti-government protests in this event February 28th incident
45%
Communist campaign that led to the occupation most of China north of Yangtze Huaihai Campaign
45%
Incompetent general that was sent by the above to advise Chiang Joseph Stilwell
45%
Offensive launched by Japan in order to connect Northern China to French Indochina and to destroy Chinese air bases Operation Ichi-Go
45%
The Japanese set up this puppet state which incorporated the major cities of Shanghai and Nanjing Reformed Government of the Republic of China
45%
At this warehouse, Colonel Xie Jinyuan and his men held off the Japanese long enough for the majority of Chinese forces to evacuate Sihang Warehouse
45%
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 The Doolittle Raid
45%
With the formation of the Second United Front, the Red Army was renamed this The Eighth Route Army
45%
Name of the group of American pilots who volunteered to fight in China The Flying Tigers
45%
One of the only offensives against Japan launched by the above The Hundred Regiments Offensive
45%
Conference in which allowed the Soviet Union to restore their interests in Manchuria, which were seized after the Russo-Japanese War Yalta Conference
45%
Movement started by Mao in order to further consolidate his power in the party Yan'an Rectification Movement
45%
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 Cairo
36%
Siege of this city by forces under Communist general Lin Biao led to the deaths of thousands from starvation Changchun
36%
In the above battle, Chiang's ______ trained divisions had heavy casualties German
36%
Economic problem afflicting the government due to its heavy expenses in the war against Japan and the civil war Inflation
36%
Meanwhile, in Manchuria, the Soviet Union secretly handed over these to Communist forces Japanese Weapons
36%
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 The Dixie Mission
36%
Name of the pass over the Himalayan mountains where supplies would be flown into Yunnan province. The Hump
36%
The damage caused in the above against Japanese forces led to the implementation of this controversial policy by Japan The "Three-Alls" Policy
36%
However, this general successfully defended it in three separate attacks by the Japanese Xue Yue
36%
Another Chinese general who often worked with the above Bai Chongxi
27%
Battle in which Chinese forces were able to outmaneuver and escape destruction by Japanese forces Battle of Xuzhou
27%
The United Kingdom and the United States relinquished their rights to this in China in 1943 Extraterritoriality
27%
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 Ishii Shiro
27%
General who participated in the above. He was noted for achieving many victories for China in the war Li Zongren
27%
This conflict between Republican and Communist forces occurred when the Communists refused to follow Chiang's orders to withdraw from the Yangtze River Valley New Fourth Army Incident
27%
This campaign led to eventual loss of Manchuria to the Communists The Liaoshen Campaign
27%
This led to the fall of this man from power in the party. He was seen as a rival to Mao Wang Ming
27%
Sensing that the Japanese were being drawn to a stalemate, Chiang ordered this failed counterattack 1939–1940 Winter Offensive
18%
A battle in Hubei Province where a Japanese Offensive was repulsed by Chinese forces Battle of Suixian–Zaoyang
18%
Currency that Chiang attempted to implement into the economy to combat the above. This scheme failed to stop it Chinese Gold Yuan
18%
Former Chief of Staff of the United States Army who was sent to negotiate with the two sides in place of the above George Marshall
18%
American politician who was sent to negotiate a peace between the Communists and Nationalists. He failed after being manipulated by Mao Patrick Hurley
18%
Another puppet state which was directly north of the above Provisional Government of the Republic of China
18%
In this city, Collaborationist forces from the East Hebei Army turned against the Japanese The Tongzhou mutiny
18%
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 Yasuhiko Asaka
18%
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