Why didn't America send troops to china during world war 2?

Question

If america had troops in China, the rape of nanking could of been prevented....

Answer 1

1) We were not in the war at that time.

2) Our military was not built at that time. We only had a minimal military until after Dec 7.

3) We were sending material to China

4) Volunteers did go to China and other places (Flying Tigers for example)

5) We more or less had to fight our way to China across the Pacific once we did enter the war. Overall, the Japanese Navy was much larger then ours until about half way through the war. It would have been difficult to get troop ships over there without being attacked by the IJN.

Answer 2

A reporter once asked Chiang Kai Shek, "Last week the Japanese killed ten thousand Chinese Soldiers while only seven hundred Japanese died. The same thing has been happening for months. What do you think about this?"

Chiang Kai Shek replied, "Pretty soon no more Japanese."
The U.S. supported China logistically, but knew China could take care of itself. The "rape of Nanking" took place before the U.S. entered the war.

Answer 3

Brazil Argentina Peru British Guyana Paraguay and probably more the German Business people that Lived in these South American countries Supported and Traded with the USA and Germany from about 1924 to the end of 1945 and of course the British Falkland Islands which Had a ship yard Built to service the Royal Navy

Answer 4

Check into a Air wing called the Flying Tigers They were Americans in China

Answer 5

American troops were in China. They helped fight off Japan's attack on China. Many Americans died in China while fighting Japan.

There were many pictures taken of Chinese and Americans working together building long runways for American planes.

At that time, China was not taken over by communists and China was the U.S.'s friend.

Communists in China have killed around 70 million Chinese since their take over of China.

"Museum receives 11,000-pound stone roller from China
DAYTON, Ohio -- U.S. Air Force Museum technician Roberta Carothers measures a recently donated stone roller before its display in the museum's air power gallery. The stone roller was used to compress gravel for runways as long as 8,500 feet in Kunming, China. The runways were used by the Flying Tigers and other aircraft during World War II. (U.S Air Force photo by 1st Lt. Gailyn F. Whitman"
http://www.af.mil/shared/media/photodb/thumbnails/thumb_040629-F-0000C-004.jpg
http://www.nationalmuseum.af.mil/shared/media/photodb/photos/051021-F-1234P-036.jpg
http://www.af.mil/photos/index.asp?galleryID=157&page=9

Answer 6

American pilots, and soldiers, volunteered to fight in China against Japan, before the attack on Pearl Harbour.(Notice CORRECT spelling) They went as individuals. WHY? They knew what was going to happen and decided to help out because of their own convictions. Not because of a government, who were only in it for the money, or revenge, made them go.

Answer 7

The US sent over one billion dollars in gold bullion to Shen Kai Chec forgive my spelling to get the airfields built and the right to use them! And we still have to deal with China today!

Answer 8

We weren't officially in the war in 1937, we were overcoming our own domestic problems with the depression back then and we had good trade relations with Japan at that time.

Answer 9

Not necessarily the American people and the American military was not ready for war at that time.

Answer 10

TO KICK THEIR BUTTS