Sino-Japanese War (1937–1945)

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The Sino-Japanese War (1937–1945) was a major conflict between China and Japan that became one of the largest and bloodiest theaters of World War II in East Asia.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf military conflict
theater of World War II
war
aftermath Chinese Civil War resumed
occupation of Japan by Allied forces
rise of the Chinese Communist Party
alsoKnownAs Sino-Japanese War (1937–1945)
surface form: Second Sino-Japanese War
belligerent Allies of World War II
surface form: Allied powers

Chinese Communist Party forces
Japan
surface form: Empire of Japan

Chinese Taipei
surface form: Republic of China

Soviet Union
United Kingdom
United States of America
surface form: United States
casualties hundreds of thousands of Japanese military deaths
millions of Chinese military and civilian deaths
characterizedBy occupation of large parts of China by Japan
total war
widespread atrocities
commander Chiang Kai-shek
Emperor Hirohito
Hideki Tojo
Mao Zedong
endDate 1945-09-02
front Sino-Japanese War (1937–1945) self-linksurface differs
surface form: China theater of World War II
hasCause Japanese expansionism in East Asia
Marco Polo Bridge Incident
location China
East Asia
opponent Axis powers
Japan
surface form: Empire of Japan
partOf World War II
precededBy First Sino-Japanese War
result Allied victory
defeat of the Empire of Japan
restoration of Chinese sovereignty over most occupied territories
significantEvent Battle of Changde
Battle of Changsha
Battle of Guangzhou
Battle of Hong Kong
Battle of Shanghai (1937)
Battle of Taierzhuang
Wuhan campaign
surface form: Battle of Wuhan

Wuhan campaign
surface form: Battle of Wuhan air campaign

Battle of Xuzhou
Burma campaign
Marco Polo Bridge Incident
Nanjing Massacre
Operation Ichi-Go
Wuhan campaign
startDate 1937-07-07
treatyOrAgreement Cairo Declaration
Japanese Instrument of Surrender
Potsdam Declaration

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World War II hasPart Sino-Japanese War (1937–1945)
Pacific War precededBy Sino-Japanese War (1937–1945)
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Sino-Japanese War (1937–1945) alsoKnownAs Sino-Japanese War (1937–1945)
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Sino-Japanese War (1937–1945) front Sino-Japanese War (1937–1945) self-linksurface differs
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Imperial Japanese Navy conflict Sino-Japanese War (1937–1945)
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Isoroku Yamamoto participantIn Sino-Japanese War (1937–1945)
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Emperor Hirohito notableEvent Sino-Japanese War (1937–1945)
this entity surface form: Japanese invasion of China
Chinese Communist Party forces conflict Sino-Japanese War (1937–1945)
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Marco Polo Bridge Incident partOf Sino-Japanese War (1937–1945)
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Marco Polo Bridge Incident relatedTo Sino-Japanese War (1937–1945)
this entity surface form: World War II in Asia
Battle of Shanghai (1937) conflict Sino-Japanese War (1937–1945)
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Battle of Shanghai (1937) partOf Sino-Japanese War (1937–1945)
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Battle of Shanghai (1937) theater Sino-Japanese War (1937–1945)
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Interwar period mainConflict Sino-Japanese War (1937–1945)
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Wuhan campaign conflict Sino-Japanese War (1937–1945)
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Wuhan campaign partOf Sino-Japanese War (1937–1945)
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Wuhan campaign partOf Sino-Japanese War (1937–1945)
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Taiwan under Japanese rule significantEvent Sino-Japanese War (1937–1945)
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Sōryū participatedIn Sino-Japanese War (1937–1945)
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Nanjing Massacre partOf Sino-Japanese War (1937–1945)
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Battle of Changsha partOf Sino-Japanese War (1937–1945)
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Chiang Kai-shek participantIn Sino-Japanese War (1937–1945)
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Norman Bethune participatedIn Sino-Japanese War (1937–1945)
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Showa era periodIncludes Sino-Japanese War (1937–1945)
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Showa era majorEvent Sino-Japanese War (1937–1945)
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Imperial Japanese Army Air Service conflict Sino-Japanese War (1937–1945)
this entity surface form: Second Sino-Japanese War
Imperial Japanese Army Air Service conflict Sino-Japanese War (1937–1945)
this entity surface form: Second World War in China
National Revolutionary Army (nominally, during United Front) conflict Sino-Japanese War (1937–1945)
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this entity surface form: Second Sino-Japanese War
Second United Front conflict Sino-Japanese War (1937–1945)
this entity surface form: Second Sino-Japanese War
Second United Front hasCause Sino-Japanese War (1937–1945)
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Second United Front relatedTo Sino-Japanese War (1937–1945)
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National Revolutionary Army significantEvent Sino-Japanese War (1937–1945)
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National Revolutionary Army conflict Sino-Japanese War (1937–1945)
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Chinese Revolution hasPart Sino-Japanese War (1937–1945)
this entity surface form: Second Sino-Japanese War
Chinese Communist Party participatedIn Sino-Japanese War (1937–1945)
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On Protracted War mainSubject Sino-Japanese War (1937–1945)
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On Protracted War historicalContext Sino-Japanese War (1937–1945)
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On Protracted War writtenDuring Sino-Japanese War (1937–1945)
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On Protracted War setting Sino-Japanese War (1937–1945)
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Imperial Japanese Army conflict Sino-Japanese War (1937–1945)
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Battle of Taierzhuang partOf Sino-Japanese War (1937–1945)
this entity surface form: Second Sino-Japanese War
Battle of Taierzhuang conflict Sino-Japanese War (1937–1945)
this entity surface form: Second Sino-Japanese War
Chuichi Nagumo conflict Sino-Japanese War (1937–1945)
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On Guerrilla Warfare writtenInContextOf Sino-Japanese War (1937–1945)
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On Guerrilla Warfare historicalPeriod Sino-Japanese War (1937–1945)
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Kure Naval Arsenal usedDuringConflict Sino-Japanese War (1937–1945)
this entity surface form: Second Sino-Japanese War
Battle of Xuzhou conflict Sino-Japanese War (1937–1945)
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Battle of Xuzhou partOf Sino-Japanese War (1937–1945)
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Battle of Xuzhou partOf Sino-Japanese War (1937–1945)
this entity surface form: Japanese campaign to secure northern and central China
Mitsuo Fuchida conflict Sino-Japanese War (1937–1945)
this entity surface form: Second Sino-Japanese War