HIS385H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Cecil Harcourt, Gin Drinkers Line, 1945 Nfl Draft
Document Summary
Lecture 7: the japanese occupation of hong kong. Japanese expansion in china: mukden incident of september 18, 1931. China was always a target for japanese attacks for expansion and historical reasons. Full scale war of 1937 and fall of canton in 1938. Japanese expanded along the eastern coast and claimed minor territories. Effects of wartime on hong kong: refugee influx coming from chinese population. Limited accommodations, rent prices increased and food shortages. When communists came to power, land lords were the first to be taken advantage of: hk as cultural capital (shanghai) Shanghai scholars continued and increased amount of newspaper + magazine publications + journals (topics about the japanese conflict) Anti-japanese sentiments/resistance in hong kong: sojourner mentality, chinese merchants" relief association, women"s military disaster association increased fund raising, weapons, oil smuggled into china, hk chinese in battles. Hong kong"s economy 1937-1941: absence of competition: china-outside, connections cut off (shanghai, tianjin, qingdao)
