History of the United States II / Unit 12 USH2 1655 short lesson, about 20 seconds
War in China
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The idea
In July nineteen thirty-seven a clash at the Marco Polo Bridge led Japan into full-scale invasion of China.
In practice
Nanjing sacked in December, with between two hundred fifty and three hundred thousand people killed, the Yawp records.
Where people slip
The Yawp says the war begun in Manchuria lasted thirteen years and claimed over thirty-five million lives.
Your place on the trail
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