They claimed that 12 million people had been affected by the flood, and in 1948 it estimated the number of deaths at 800,000. Following the onset of the Second Sino-Japanese War in 1937, the Imperial Japanese Army marched rapidly into the heart of Chinese territory. pp. To stop further Japanese advances into western and southern China, The strategic value of the flood has been questioned. By the 1940s they had evolved into a major guerrilla base known as the Yuwansu Base Area.The breach in the dam became such a major rallying point for the Communists that they actually tried to halt an attempt by the Chinese Government, with the assistance of the UN, to seal the breach.
Their armed resistance ultimately failed and the dikes were rebuilt in 1946 and 1947 and the Yellow River returned to its pre-1938 course. The point was nevertheless made; the breach had in the end given the Communists a huge boost in the North.Muscolino, Micah S. (2014). A 1994 official history of the war put the dead in the flood at 900,000 and the refugees at nearly 10 million. The flooded countryside was more or less abandoned and all the crops destroyed. Unable to fully decide which group deserved more blame for the catastrophe, the Chinese Government or the invading Japanese, many survivors blamed both sides.
Many of the public structures and housing were also destroyed, leaving any survivors destitute. pp. By the 1940s they had evolved into a major guerrilla base known as the Yuwansu Base Area.The breach in the dam became such a major rallying point for the Communists that they actually tried to halt an attempt by the Chinese Government, with the assistance of the UN, to seal the breach. Their advance on Zhengzhou was halted, but they The number of casualties in the flood remains disputed and estimates have been revised by the Chinese government and other researchers in the decades after the event. In the shifting battles between bandits, Nationalists, Communists, and Japanese, counting casualties was not a high priority. The Ecology of War in China: Henan Province, the Yellow River, and Beyond, 1938–1950. Japanese troops were out of its range, either to the north and east or to the south. The flooded areas became fertile recruiting grounds for the Chinese Communists, using their anger towards a shared enemy to bring them into their ranks. The point was nevertheless made, the breach had in the end given the Communists a huge boost in the North.Dutch, Steven I. Their advance on Zhengzhou was halted, but they The number of casualties in the flood remains disputed and estimates have been revised by the Chinese government and other researchers in the decades after the event. The government, after initially claiming that the breach was caused by Japanese bombing, used the heavy casualties to demonstrate the scale of sacrifice required of the Chinese people.
Following the onset of the Second Sino-Japanese War in 1937, the Imperial Japanese Army marched rapidly into the heart of Chinese territory. 191–207. Japanese troops were out of its range, either to the north and east or to the south. A 1994 PRC official history of the war put the dead in the flood at 900,000 and the refugees at nearly 10 million. By June 1938, the Japanese had control of all of North China. Their armed resistance ultimately failed and the dikes were rebuilt in 1946 and 1947 and Yellow River returned to its pre-1938 course. The irrigation channels were also ruined, further adding to the ecological toll on the farmlands.The destruction also had an adverse effect on the Chinese population. Unable to fully decide which group deserved more blame for the catastrophe, the Chinese Government or the invading Japanese, many survivors blamed both sides. The flooded areas became fertile recruiting grounds for the Chinese Communists, using their anger towards a shared enemy to bring them into their ranks. Upon the recession of the waters much of the ground was uncultivable as much of the soil was covered in silt.
Following the onset of the Second Sino-Japanese War in 1937, the To stop further Japanese advances into the western and southern part China, The strategic value of the flood has been questioned.