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January 18, 1915

On January 18, 1915, japan issues the "Twenty-One Demands" to the Republic of China in a bid to increase its power in East Asia.

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1915 (MCMXV) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and a common year starting on Thursday of the Julian calendar, the 1915th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 915th year of the 2nd millennium, the 15th year of the 20th…

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  1. 1915 Japan issues the "Twenty-One Demands" to the Republic of China in a bid to increase its power in East Asia.

    1915 Japanese set of demands to China

    The Twenty-One Demands was a set of demands made during the First World War by the Empire of Japan under Prime Minister Ōkuma Shigenobu to the government of the Republic of China on 18 January 1915. The secret demands would greatly extend Japanese control of China. Japan would keep the former German leased territory it had conquered at the start of World War I in 1914 and would have increased influence in Manchuria and Inner Mongolia while having an expanded role in railways.

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