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Rape of Nanking
200,000-300,000 Chinese people lost their lives; an estimated 20,000 women were raped by Japanese soldiers and were brutally killed afterward; the Chinese were forced to rape even family members and if they resisted, they were killed immediately; the Chinese who tried escaping by crossing the Yangtze river eventually got caught by the Japanese and were all shot to death. -
Immediate and Long Term Effects
-Immediate effects for civilians: Nearly all Chinese people were killed and were raped by Japanese soldiers or were forced to rape family members.
-Long-term effects for civilians: The Chinese had to recover and rebuild from this horrific tragedy and since they didn’t have as many people, it took an even longer time to rebuild the city of Nanking. -
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Blitz of London
The attack on Civilians: German bombers attacked British cities day and night. This went on until Spring of 1941. -
Immediate and Long Term Effects
Short Term Effects
32,000 people were seriously injured and approximately 87,000 people died during the bombing.
Over 30,000 tonnes of bombs were dropped.
Long Term Effects
Many people died and this barrage lasted for 8 months.
2 million houses were destroyed.
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Siege of Leningrad
Attacks On Civilians The Siege of Leningrad was when Germans cut Leningrad off from the rest of Russia. Leningrad was rained upon with bullets, destroying the magnificent places and churches, flattening them to the ground. Over 3,000 starved a day due to extremely small food rations. The siege lasted around 900 days and over one million died. -
Immediate and Long Term Effects
The immediate impact on Civilians
-Some went cannibalistic because of the lack of food.
-Over 3,000 people starved to death a day. Long Term Impact on Civilians
Palaces and churches that flattened couldn’t be rebuilt due to the lack of healthy workers.
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Hiroshima and Nagasaki
The Attack on Civilians
Two bombs were dropped in two cities killing 226,000 people. Hiroshima being the first target, hoping that the Japanese would surrender but didn’t so they dropped a second bomb on Nagasaki which leads to the Japanese to surrender. Hiroshima was bombed August 6, 1945, and Nagasaki on August 9, 1945 -
Immediate and Long Term Effects
Short Term Effects
70,000 to 126,000 civilians were killed in Hiroshima
39,000 to 80,000 civilians were killed in Nagasaki
129,000 to 226,000 in total
Long Term Effects
Hiroshima and Nagasaki is radioactive
The cost of rebuilding the cities
Japan losing power
