Ep. 30: 1937: The Pacific War: The Rape of Nanking

In today's episode, professors Dr. Sarah Valente and Dr. Nils
Roemer discuss the Japanese invasion of China in 1937, beginning
the Pacific War, and the complex role of Nazi John Rabe in the
Nanking Safety Zone. They also discuss the involvement of the
Third Reich in the Spanish Civil War and new forms of increasing
violence abroad, as well as in Nazi Germany, with the opening of
the Buchenwald concentration camp.  





This episode is part of a new series, "A Year in the Third
Reich," where we explore significant events that took place
throughout Hitler's Third Reich. In each episode, we refer to
specific primary sources such as newspaper articles, photographs,
maps, etc. To access and download the Primary Sources Handout for
this episode, please visit:
https://ackerman.utdallas.edu/virtual-outreach/.