In a brutal attack and seizure, who captured Shanghai and Nanjing in 1937?

In 1937, the Second Sino-Japanese War broke out after years of rising tensions. Japan had invaded Manchuria in 1931 and, as things escalated between the two Asian superpowers, Japan captured Nanjing and Shanghai. In what was called the "Rape of Nanjing," several hundred thousand were killed, according to estimates. World War II saw the end of Japan's fight for imperialism, but the wounds of what happened still run deep today.

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