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SUGGESTED SEQUENCE OF LEARNING ACTIVITIES,
INCLUDING THE USE OF TECHNOLOGY AND OTHER RESOURCES:
• Create a chronology of the events leading to the Nanking Massacre.
• Analyze and discuss the time frame of the Nanking Massacre.
• Examine the maps of China, Shanghai, Nanking, and Jinling Women’s University. Analyze them
individually and then in groups. Group spokespersons will present conclusions to the class.
• List the various types of atrocities committed by the Japanese army.
• Investigate the reasons for the murder of the Chinese POWs by the Japanese army.
• Read survivors’ and perpetrators’ testimonies about the attack on Nanking.
• Examine the creation and importance of the International Safety Zone and its role as rescuer.
• Examine contemporary international newspaper accounts.
• Examine letters, diaries, and other personal accounts of survivors of the Nanking Massacre.
• Read U.S. primary documents of President Roosevelt, Secretary of State Cordell Hull, and
Ambassador John C. Grew in response to aggression in Europe and Asia. Write in response to
these documents.
• Also read and comment on the Japanese response.
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