The 21 Demands Flashcards
When did Japan present the 21 demands to China?
1915
Why did Japan issue China with 21 demands?
Yuan had been borrowing loans from Japan and Japan was now collecting what they believed they were owed
What did the Japanese want?
- Rights to economic development in Manchuria and Mongolia
- Control over mining in Central China
- Control of the Liaodong Peninsula
- Japanese advisors serve in Chinese government
Did Yuan accept the demands?
All but one
What event is celebrated on the anniversary of the 21 demands?
“Day of Shame”- 7th May each year with anti-imperialist rallies
When did Shikai declare himself emperor?
1st January 1916
When did Shikai renounce his claim as emperor?
22nd March 1916
When did Shikai die?
June 1916 of Kidney disease
What did Shikai’s death result in?
The Warlord Era in China
Regional tensions
National government continuing in name as warlords ruled the nation
What did the warlord era entail?
Warlords received backing of foreign powers
Oppression of Chinese people
Priority of holding and capturing territory
Warlord armies were poorly paid so plundered peasant crops- seen as marauders
