Japan in the World War I

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Seizing the opportunity of Berlin's distraction with the European War and wanting to expand its
sphere of influence in China, Japan declared war on Germany in August 1914 and quickly occupied
German-leased territories in China's Shandong Province and the Mariana, Caroline, and Marshall
islands in the Pacific. With its Western allies heavily involved in the war in Europe, Japan sought
further to consolidate its position in China by presenting the Twenty-One Demands to China in
January 1915. Besides expanding its control over the German holdings, Manchuria, and Inner
Mongolia, Japan also sought joint ownership of a major mining and metallurgical complex in
central China, prohibitions on China's ceding or leasing any coastal areas to a third power, and
miscellaneous other political, economic, and military controls, which, if achieved, would have
reduced China to a Japanese protectorate. In the face of slow negotiations with the Chinese
government, widespread anti-Japanese sentiments in China, and international condemnation, Japan
withdrew the final group of demands, and treaties were signed in May 1915.
The year 1919 saw Japan sitting among the "Big Five" powers at the Versailles Peace Conference.
Tokyo was granted a permanent seat on the Council of the League of Nations, and the peace treaty
confirmed the transfer to Japan of Germany's rights in Shandong, a provision that led to antiJapanese riots and a mass political movement throughout China. Similarly, Germany's former
Pacific islands were put under a Japanese mandate. Despite its small role in World War I (and the
Western powers' rejection of its bid for a racial equality clause in the peace treaty), Japan emerged
as a major actor in international politics at the close of the war.
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Purpose: The purpose of this article is to inform about the participation of Japan in the World war I
and what was the consequences of the participation of this country.
Content: This article is about the participation of Japan in the World War I, this give us many
information about the war and also the consequences that it have in Japan and the in the world.
Value: According to this article Japan declared the war on Germany in august 1914, Japan also took
German holdings: Manchuria and Inner China, in the year of 1919 Japan was sitting among the
Big Five powers at the Versailles Peace Conference.
Limitations: One limitation is that here is not the name of the author that wrote this article, this was
wrote by the U.S library of Congress so maybe this article show Japan like a real powerful country
because USA and Japan were allies in this war.

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The most important initial result of Japans entry into World War I on the side of the Allies was to
free a great number of Russian forces from having to defend against Germany from the east. For his
part, Japans foreign minister, Kato Tataki, would skillfully use World War I to redefine his
countrys relationship with its most important rival, China, and to assert its supremacy in the Far
East. Forcing an internally divided China to submit to the majority of the humiliating 21 Demands
in early 1915, Kato extended Japans control over the Shantung Peninsula and indirectly over the
rest of China. The Japanese economy began to boom during wartime, largely on the strength of the
exploitation of Chinese raw materials and labor. As part of the post-war settlement at Versailles,
Japan was given control of the Pacific Islands formerly under German rule, and allowed to maintain
its hold on Shantung, at least until Chinese sovereignty was restored in 1922.
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and the most important result of the entry of Japan into World War I
Content: this article is about the result of Japan when the country started to fight withe the allies
against the Central power
Value: According to the information Japans entering help to the Russians defend against Germany
from the east side, the economy of japan star to grow during the war, after the war Japan took the
control of pacific Islands that were in the power of Germany.
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Japan in the World War II

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In September 1940, Japan signed the Tripartite Pact with Nazi Germany and Fascist Italy, in which
they agreed to assist one another should any of them be attacked by a country not already involved
in the war. Japan sent troops to occupy French Indochina that same month, and the United States
responded with economic sanctions, including an embargo on oil and steel. A little over a year later,
Hirohito consented to the decision of his government to battle the Americans. On December 7,
1941, Japanese planes bombarded the U.S. naval base at Pearl Harbor near Honolulu, Hawaii,
destroying or crippling 18 ships and killing almost 2,500 men. The United States declared war one
day later.
Over the next seven months, Japan occupied the Dutch East Indies, British Singapore, New Guinea,
the Philippines and a number of other locations in Southeast Asia and the Pacific. But the tide
started turning at the June 1942 Battle of Midway and soon after at Guadalcanal. By mid-1944,
Japans military leaders recognized that victory was unlikely, yet the country did not stop fighting
until after atomic bombs were dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki the following August. On
August 15, 1945, Hirohito made a radio broadcast announcing Japans surrender.
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Content: This article talks about Japans intervention in the World War II and the consequences of
it.
Value: Japan participate in the World with Nazi Germany and Fascist Italy, in 1941 Japan attacked
USA destroying Pearl Harbor and United States declared the war to them one day later of that
attack.
In 1944 the throw the atomic bombs in Hiroshima and Nagasaki, on 1945 Japan surrender.
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Source #2
Japan was desperate and in social and economic crisis, and the country was racked by devastating
natural disasters. Dozens of earthquakes ravaged the country leaving destruction in their wake.
The bottom fell out of the Japanese economy and they became a country ready for political
upheaval. By 1926 over three-million workers were unemployed and thousands had lost their life
savings.
For the first time in history, Japan was on the edge of revolt. A communist movement became
popular and was gaining momentum.
Thus it was the assault on Pearl Harbor would eventually lead to the downfall of Japan, and in the
famous words of a Japanese commander, who had been educated in the US and knew how big and
wealthy we were said after the attack, Awake a sleeping giant and fill him with a terrible resolve.
Origin: Kelly La Rue, Veteran
Purpose: To inform the people of Japans participation in the World War II
Content: This article talks about Japans intervention in the World War II and the consequences of
it and why Japan decided to enter in the War
Value: Japan was in an economic crisis, Japan was in the edge of a revolt, they repented because of
the attack to Pearl Harbor
Limitations: Maybe this article is agains Japan because this article was written by an american
veteran.