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Unit 10—Handout 4
Refl ections on the Rape of Nanking
Broadcast Date: Dec. 12, 1997, CBC
Go to the following website:
http://archives.cbc.ca/war_confl ict/war_crimes/clips/16791/
Take notes while listening. Respond to the broadcast in writing and share yours with a
group of 3 or 4 students. Appoint a spokesperson who can then share the group’s response
with the rest of the class.
Summary: In December 1937, the Imperial Japanese Army marched into the Chinese capital of Nanking and
began a six-week campaign of murder, rape, looting and arson that has gone down as one of the most savage
war crimes in history. Sixty years later, some Chinese historians, both young and old, worry that this dark
chapter of history may one day be forgotten. In this 1997 report, Winnie Hwo explains the history behind the
Nanking massacre and explores the importance of speaking for the estimated 300,000 people silenced during
the brutal Japanese invasion.
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