Three Alls Policy
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The Three Alls Policy was a brutal Japanese military scorched-earth campaign in China during World War II, characterized by mass killings, destruction, and looting aimed at suppressing resistance.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Three Alls Policy canonical | 2 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
counterinsurgency campaign
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military policy ⓘ scorched earth policy ⓘ war crime ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Tairiku Datsū Sakusen
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surface form:
Sankō Sakusen
Three Alls Campaign ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
Chinese civilian population
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Chinese guerrilla forces ⓘ |
| appliesToPart |
Central China
ⓘ
North China ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
burning of homes and crops
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collective punishment ⓘ summary executions ⓘ torture and brutality ⓘ |
| consequence |
increased Chinese anti-Japanese sentiment
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strengthening of Chinese Communist support in rural areas ⓘ |
| country |
Japan
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surface form:
Empire of Japan
|
| endTime | 1942 ⓘ |
| etymology | name refers to three actions: kill all, burn all, loot all ⓘ |
| hasCause |
Japanese military frustration with guerrilla warfare
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desire to cut off support for Chinese resistance ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
famine and displacement
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forced relocations ⓘ long-term devastation of rural North China ⓘ mass killings of civilians ⓘ systematic looting ⓘ widespread destruction of villages ⓘ |
| historicalAssessment |
example of Japanese wartime atrocities in China
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major episode in the history of the Second Sino-Japanese War ⓘ |
| implementedBy |
China Expeditionary Army
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Imperial Japanese Army ⓘ North China Area Army ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Japanese ⓘ |
| legalStatus | violation of laws and customs of war ⓘ |
| location | Republic of China ⓘ |
| mainPerpetrator | Japanese military forces ⓘ |
| nativeLabel | 三光作戦 ⓘ |
| objective |
elimination of Communist guerrillas
ⓘ
suppression of Chinese resistance ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
Chinese Communist Party
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Central Army of the Kuomintang ⓘ
surface form:
Chinese Nationalist forces
|
| partOf |
Sino-Japanese War (1937–1945)
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surface form:
Second Sino-Japanese War
Sino-Japanese War (1937–1945) ⓘ
surface form:
World War II in China
|
| slogan | Kill all, burn all, loot all ⓘ |
| startTime | 1940 ⓘ |
| topicOf |
historiography of Japanese war crimes
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postwar war-crimes trials discussions ⓘ |
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