The Sino-Japanese War, also known as the Second Sino-Japanese War, was a war fought by the Republic of China (ROC) and the Empire of Japan from 1937 to 1945.
The war began on 5 September 1937, when Japan attacked the ROC's main military base in Shanghai, China.
The war ended on 15 August 1945, with the surrender of Japan.
The war resulted in the deaths of over million people, making it one of the deadliest in history.
The Sino-Japanese War was the first and only war in the 20th century in which all of the world's major powers were involved.
The war resulted in the loss of much of the Chinese territory that Japan had acquired during the First Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1895.
The war also led to the displacement of millions of people, the spread of Japanese culture throughout East Asia, and the rise of militarism in East Asia.

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