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Second Sino-Japanese War: The Chinese Nationalist government creates the 1938 Yellow River — June 7, 1938

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Which Nationalist leader gave the order to blow up the Yellow River dike at Huayuankou in 1938?

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What was the chief tactical aim of flooding the Yellow River for the Chinese defenders in 1938?

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Which combination of factors most directly contributed to the estimated nine hundred thousand deaths after the 1938 Yellow River flood?

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On which calendar date did the Nationalist government open the breach at Huayuankou, releasing floodwaters into the Yellow River?

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In which Chinese province is the town of Huayuankou, the location of the 1938 Yellow River dike breach, situated?

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Second Sino-Japanese War: The Chinese Nationalist government creates the 1938 Yellow River — June 7, 1938

900,000 deaths result from the Chinese Nationalist government's deliberate breach of the Yellow River dike in Huayuankou, Henan, China in 1938, causing…

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