The Far East Flashcards
What did Japan want put in the Covenant of the League and did this happen?
Gains recognised and racial equality clause - did not happen
What was the result of Versailles for Japan?
- Acted as a western power and so found the results disappointing - achieved less than what they wanted
- Attacked for the Twenty One Demands
What were the Twenty One Demands?
- Set of demands from Japan to China
- These would expand Japan’s control over China
How was Japan’s control over the Shantung peninsula and indirectly China extended?
Forced an internally divided China to submit to the majority of the humiliating 21 Demands in early 1915,
Why did Japanese economy boom during WW1?
Exploitation of Chinese raw materials
At Versailles, Japan was given control of what and until when?
- Japan given control of Pacific Islands formerly under German rule
- Allowed to maintain its hold on Shantung until Chinese sovereignty was restored in 1922
Why did Wilson side with China at Versailles?
- China argued all German territory in Far East should be reverted back to former Chinese ownership
- Wilson worried about Japan’s growth of power in Pacific so sided with China
Why did Wilson have to concede to Britain and France over China at Versailles?
They wanted to protect their own rights in China
Did Japan think they had been treated fairly at Versailles?
No
What 2 things did Japan push for at Versailles?
- Right to keep German territories in Shantung and German Pacific Islands
- Equal rights for non-white people - referring to themselves (Japanese) - wanted to be recognised for who they are, not their race - dealing with Woodrow Wilson, so this became an issue
What did Japan get at Versailles in terms of territory? (5 places)
- German colonies and territories in Pacific
- Marianas (became stronghold in WW2)
- Carolinas (became stronghold in WW2)
- Marshall Islands (became stronghold in WW2)
- Shantung
What in terms of territory did Japan NOT get at Versailles? (1 place)
China
Why did Japan feel humiliated over not getting the racial equality clause in the Covenant at Versailles?
Racist attitudes amongst Europeans and Americans would
never see Japan as being treated as equal
What was the impact of Versailles on domestic relations in Japan?
Radical nationalists felt Paris proved Japan should expect nothing from Great Powers and should rely on own resources to secure own future
Why was Japanese Prime Minister Hara Takashi assassinated in 1921?
Nationalists determined to break pro-Western group who had stranglehold on policy
