Chinese famine of 1942–1943

From 1942 to 1943, a major famine happened in Henan, China. It is estimated that between 700,000 and 3,000,000 people died because of lack of food.[1][2] Another 3,000,000 refugees left Henan to look for food. The causes of the famine included drought and locust.[3] [4]

This humanitarian disaster is considered part of World War II history, because of the fact that Henan was surrounded by the Japanese on three sides.[5] A lot of the Chinese soldiers, who fought in the war, came from Henan. As a result, the farmers could not store enough food. [6]

References

  1. ↑ Garnaut, Anthony (November 2013). "A Quantitative Description of the Henan Famine of 1942". Modern Asian Studies. 47 (6). Cambridge University Press: 2009–2010, 2034, 2044. doi:10.1017/S0026749X13000103. ISSN 1469-8099. S2CID 146274415.
  2. ↑ Eastman, Lloyd (July 24, 1986). "Nationalist China during the Sino-Japanese War, 1937-1945". In Feuerwerker, Albert; Fairbank, John (eds.). The Cambridge History of China, Vol. 13, Republican China 1912–1949, Part 2. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. p. 606. ISBN 978-0-521-24338-4.
  3. ↑ "蒋介石自始至终不重视1942年灾荒 _ 中国经济史论坛" (in Chinese (China)). Retrieved 2025-01-31.
  4. ↑ "专家解析1942年饥荒气候原因：河南年均降水量为有气象记录以来最少 - 新华时政 - 新华网". www.xinhuanet.com. Retrieved 2025-01-31.
  5. ↑ 谌旭彬. "數百萬河南人是怎麼被餓死的(2)". 中国评论月刊网络版. 腾讯历史. Archived from the original on 2024-01-14. Retrieved 2024-01-14.
  6. ↑ "1942年河南饥荒人祸分析" (in Chinese (China)). 腾讯网. 2012-11-30. Archived from the original on 2015-07-22. Retrieved 2016-12-19.

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