Asia Pacific, 13 Dec 1937: Fall of Nanjing
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Political map of East Asia and the Western Pacific on 13 Dec 1937 (Second Sino-Japanese War: Fall of Nanjing), showing the following events: Japanese conquer northern Shanxi; Quarantine Speech; Nationalist Chinese government moves to Wuhan; Battle of Nanjing; USS Panay incident; Rape of Nanking.

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D u t c h E a s t I n d i e s(Neth.)

Japanese
Empire

Mongolia(Sov. sat.)

Nationalist

China

South Seas Agency(Jap. mand.)

A u s t r a l i a(Br. dom.)

Philippines(US)

New Guinea(Aus. mand.)

French
Indochina(Fr. prot.)

Solomon Is.(Br.)

Hawaii(US terr.)

Malaya(Br. prot.)

Tuva(Sov. sat.)

Xinjiang(Sov. infl.)

Warlords(Nat. Ch. infl.)

Papua(Aus. terr.)

Manchukuo(Jap. pup.)

Alaska(US terr.)

Sarawak(Br. prot.)

Kuril Islands(Jap.)

N. China(Jap. occ.)

Ryukyu Is.(Jap.)

N. Borneo(Br. prot.)

Brunei(Br. prot.)

P. Timor(Port.)

Inner
Mongolia(Jap. prot.)

Nauru(Aus. mand.)

W. Samoa(NZ mand.)

American
Samoa(U.S.)

Gilbert

Islands(Br.)

Ellice Is.(Br.)

Union Is.(NZ terr.)

Phoenix Is.(Br.)

Marshall

Islands(Jap.)

Mariana

Islands(Jap.)

C a r o l i n e I s l a n d s(Jap.)

Paracel Is.(Fr. ctrl)

Spratly Is.(Fr. occ.)

Bonin Is.(Jap.)

Volcano Is.(Jap.)

International
Date Line

Sep–Nov 1937Japanese invade Shanxi

Oct 1937US President Roosevelt calls for
“quarantine of aggressor nations”

1 Dec 1937Nationalist gov
moves to Wuhan

7–13 Dec 1937Japanese capture Nanjing

12 Dec 1937Japanese sink USS Panay

13 Dec 1937–31 Jan 1938Japanese conduct “Rape of Nanking”

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