Modern era · 1937 – 1945
Second Sino-Japanese War
The Second Sino-Japanese War was fought between the Republic of China and the Empire of Japan and its puppet states between 1937 and 1945, following a period of conflict localized to Manchuria that started in 1931. It is often regarded as the beginning of World War II in Asia, as the wars became heavily intertwined after Japan attacked the United States. It was the largest Asian war in the 20th century.
- When
- 7 Jul 1937 – 9 Sept 1945
- Where
- China
- Era
- Modern
People
Mao Zedong1893 – 19761st chairman of the Chinese Communist Party and founder of the People's Republic of China (1893–1976)
Kim Il-sung1912 – 1994Supreme Leader of North Korea from 1948 to 1994
Chiang Kai-shek1887 – 1975Chinese politician, military leader, and President of the ROC (1887–1975).jpg/330px-Deng_Xiaoping_at_the_arrival_ceremony_for_the_Vice_Premier_of_China_(cropped).jpg)
Deng Xiaoping1904 – 1997Chinese politician and paramount leader from 1978 to 1989_Presidential_Portrait.jpg/330px-Park_Chung_Hee_(%EB%B0%95%EC%A0%95%ED%9D%AC)_Presidential_Portrait.jpg)
Park Chung-hee1917 – 19793rd President of the Republic of Korea
Hideki Tojo1884 – 1948Japanese general and politician (1884–1948)
Robert Capa1913 – 1954American photographer (1913–1954)
Vasily Chuikov1900 – 1982Soviet marshal (1900–1982)
Before and after
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