From Local Conflict to Total War 1937
After the Marco Polo Bridge Incident on 7 July, 1937, the Japanese government decided not to expand the war. At the same time, however, it sent additional troops to China, which led to the expansion of the battlefield from North China to Shanghai and other cities. Moreover Japanese troops occupied Nanking, the then capital city, and killed many residents and prisoners, for which Japan was severely criticized by the international community. To deter Britain and the United States, Japan reinforced partnerships with Germany and Italy, fascist states with which Japan shared anti-Soviet and anticommunist sentiments. Through the Second Sino-Japanese War, Japan sought to expand its influence in Manchuria and Mongolia.
The Beginning of the War and the Battle of Nanking
From Local Conflict to Total War nineteen thirty-seven
After the Marco Polo Bridge Incident on 7 July, nineteen thirty-seven, the Japanese government decided not to expand the war. At the same time, however, it sent additional troops to China, which led to the expansion of the battlefield from North China to Shanghai and other cities. Moreover Japanese troops occupied Nanking, the then capital city, and killed many residents and prisoners, for which Japan was severely criticized by the international community. To deter Britain and the United States, Japan reinforced partnerships with Germany and Italy, fascist states with which Japan shared anti-Soviet and anticommunist sentiments. Through the Second Sino-Japanese War, Japan sought to expand its influence in Manchuria and Mongolia.
