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Phases Of Occupation Violence
- The Rape of Nanking progressed from chaotic mass violence to structured administrative oppression during occupation.
- Different phases (initial massacre, marauding soldiers, administrative control) shaped victims' experiences and long-term harm.
Countryside Stripped Bare
- Japanese occupiers stripped the surrounding countryside, burning villages and seizing livestock, crops, and women.
- Survivors faced destroyed markets, no water or electricity, and resorted to scavenging to survive.
Economic Control As Occupation Tool
- The Japanese set up a puppet Nanking government and replaced currency with worthless military script to control Chinese civilians.
- Economic measures and discrimination effectively reduced Chinese residents to serf-like conditions under occupation.