Second Sino-Japanese War and the Wartime Republic (1937–1945)

1. Xi’an Incident forces anti-Japanese United Front

   Dec 12, 1936Labels: Chiang Kai-shek, Xi'an Incident, Second United

   • Britannica

2. Marco Polo Bridge Incident triggers full-scale war

   Jul 7, 1937Labels: Marco Polo, Beiping, Second Sino-Japanese

   • Britannica

3. Battle of Shanghai becomes major early showdown

   Aug 13, 1937Labels: Battle of, Shanghai, Chinese Nationalist

   • Shanghai Battle

4. Nationalist government establishes wartime capital at Chongqing

   Dec 11, 1937Labels: Chongqing, Nationalist government, wartime capital

   • Chongqing History

5. Nanjing Massacre follows fall of Nanjing

   Dec 13, 1937Labels: Nanjing Massacre, Nanjing, Japanese Army

   • Nanjing Massacre

6. Japanese air raids begin long Bombing of Chongqing

   Feb 18, 1938Labels: Bombing of, Chongqing, Imperial Japanese

   • Chongqing Bombing

7. Yellow River dikes breached to slow Japanese advance

   Jun 1, 1938Labels: Yellow River, flooding policy, Kaifeng

   • Britannica
   • 1938 Flood

8. Battle of Wuhan ends with Japanese capture of the city

   Oct 27, 1938Labels: Battle of, Wuhan, Chinese defense

   • Wuhan Battle

9. First Battle of Changsha checks Japanese advance in Hunan

   Sep 17, 1939Labels: Battle of, Changsha, Hunan

   • Changsha 1939

10. Wang Jingwei’s Nanjing collaborationist regime established

    Mar 30, 1940Labels: Wang Jingwei, Nanjing collaboration, reorganized ROC

    • Wang Regime

11. New Fourth Army Incident strains the United Front

    Jan 4, 1941Labels: New Fourth, KMT-CCP rift

    • New Fourth

12. Burma Road cut as Japan conquers Burma

    Apr 1, 1942Labels: Burma Road, Lashio, supply route

    • Britannica

13. Doolittle Raid links China front to Pacific War escalation

    Apr 18, 1942Labels: Doolittle Raid, U S, China civilians

    • Britannica
    • US Army

14. Cairo Conference affirms Allied goals for postwar Asia

    Nov 22, 1943Labels: Cairo Conference, Chiang Kai-shek, Cairo Declaration

    • Britannica
    • Cairo Decl

15. Ledo Road (Stilwell Road) opens to restore overland supply

    Jan 1, 1945Labels: Ledo Road, Stilwell Road, supply route

    • Britannica

16. Japan’s surrender accepted in China at Nanjing ceremony

    Sep 9, 1945Labels: Nanjing surrender, Yasuji Okamura, He Yingqin

    • Surrender China
    • SCIO