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The '''Second Sino-Japanese War''' (July 7, 1937 - September 9, 1945) was a major war fought between the [[Republic of China]] and [[Imperial Japan]]. from the [[Bombing of Pearl Harbor]] onward, the war was considered a part of [[World War II]].
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==Japanese Invasion==
In 1932, Japan had invaded [[Manchuria]] and established the puppet state of [[Manchukuo]]. In 1937, Japanese military forces attacked the Marco Polo bridge in near [[Beijing]], defeating the Chinese nationalist defenders and gaining a strategic river crossing. Three days after the battle, [[Chiang Kai-Shek]] declared [[Total War]] on Japanese forces in China.
Immediately following the battle of Marco Polo bridge, Japan sent close to 400,000 soldiers to attack [[Shanghai]] (See [[Battle of Shanghai]]), [[Nanjing]], and [[Shanxi]]. Japanese military forces eventually gained control of all three cities, though were met with fierce Chinese resistance.
At the outbreak of the war, the Republic of China had little to no mechanized forces, inferior equipment, and poorly trained soldiers. Due to this, Japanese forces quickly swept through China and captured most of the developed portions of the country.
==Resistance Fighting==
Though Japan had no problem conquering most of China, [[Guerrilla warfare|guerrilla]] fighting continued throughout the conquered areas.
==International Involvement==
*Prior to 1939, China and [[Nazi Germany]] had seen close economic and military ties. After the outbreak of war in Europe, Germany was generally reluctant to help Chinese forces.
*The [[Soviet Union]] provided the largest amount of foreign aid to China during the war, some $250 million worth of supplies.
*The [[United States]] aided in supplying materiel to China until the bombing of Pearl Harbor in December 1941. Soon after going to war with Japan (see [[Pacific front of World War II]]), the US developed a volunteer fighter wing, which saw great success over Chinese skies (300 kills compared to 12 losses).
==External links==
*[http://www.warbirdforum.com/avg.htm The Flying Tigers]
*[http://www.kangzhan.org/history?PHPSESSID=cab2c37ca3af8124262d42de34943761 KangZahn Archives]
[[Category:Wars]]