WORLD WAR II 1941 1945
THE START OF THE SECOND WORLD WAR
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Chongqing
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Taipei
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Nanjing
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Hong Kong
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Detailed explanation-1: -During the Republic of China (ROC) era, Chongqing served as its wartime capital during the Second Sino-Japanese War (1937–1945).
Detailed explanation-2: -The capital, Nanking, fell in December 1937, which was followed by mass murders and rapes known as the Nanking Massacre. The national capital was briefly at Wuhan, then removed in an epic retreat to Chongqing, the seat of government until 1945.
Detailed explanation-3: -Yet in 1938, a year after war had again broken out with Japan, Chongqing became the capital of the Nationalist government. Hundreds of government offices were moved to the city from Nanjing, along with the diplomatic missions of foreign countries.
Detailed explanation-4: -About Chongqing (Chungking) Satellite view is showing Chongqing, a heavily industrialized city in the in south-central part of China, located at the estuary of Jialing River where it joins the Yangtze River. Chongqing’s port is the biggest inland river port in western China.