World War I 1914 before starting Sarajevo Incident From 1919 Treaty of Versailles I will write a chronological table up to, so it may be easier to read while referring to this.
| year | |
|---|---|
| June 1914 | Sarajevo Incident Austria declares war on Serbia Russia, Germany, France and Italy participate in the war |
| August | Japan declares war on Germany Participation in the Ottoman Empire |
| October | Japanese Navy Occupies the German South Sea Islands |
| November | Japanese occupation of Qingdao |
| January 1915 | Submit a request for Article 21 to the Yuan Shikai government |
| July 1916 | 4th Japan-Russia Secretariat Mediation |
| March 1917 | Russian March Revolution |
| April | America declares war on Germany |
| August | China declares war on Germany |
| November | Russian November Revolution Establishing Soviet administration Ishii-Lansing Agreement signed |
| January 1918 | Wilson announces 14 Peace Principles |
| March | Russia has a sole peace with its allies under the Brest-Litovsk Treaty |
| August | Japan declares Siberian intervention |
| November | German Revolution |
| June 1919 | Treaty of Versailles |
Declaration of War in Japan
June 1914 (Taisho 3) Sarajevo assassination of a young Serbian crown prince during a visit to Bosnia Happened. This incident triggered World War I Begins.
In July of the same year, Austria declares war on Serbia Then, Germany , which had formed a military alliance with Austria. Will participate in the war. On the other hand, Russia , which had an alliance with Serbia Will also participate in the Serbian side.
France and Great Britain because Germany asked for a right of way from the neutral country Belgium to participate in the war. Has attached to the Serbian side in an attempt to prevent it. France and the United Kingdom are wary of the rapidly developing Germany, Franco-Russian Alliance, Entente Cordiale Tripartite Agreement And made a German siege.
After all, this war was centered on Germany and Austria with the addition of most European countries. Country [ ally ] And Countries centered around England and France [ Allied ] Will be divided and fight.
Japan, which had formed an alliance with the United Kingdom, August 1914 We receive a request for cooperation from the United Kingdom. The Cabinet at that time was Second Okuma Shigenobu Cabinet It was, but Foreign Minister Takaaki Kato at that time Takes this opportunity to strengthen interests in East Asia I thought about it.
There was no reason for Japan to participate in this war, but declare war on Germany to strengthen its interests To do.
Japanese occupation of Qingdao and request for 21 articles
Japan, which declared war, was Jiaozhou Wan in Shandong Province, China , where Germany was based in the Far East. Launches an attack on. And in November, Qingdao , which was a concession in Germany. Occupy
In January of the following year, 21 demands from China Point at.
The content is inheritance of former German interests in Shandong At the same time, Japan took over from Russia due to the victory of the Russo-Japanese War Lvshunkou / Dalian concession And 99 years extension of South Manchuria Railway interests , Hiring Japanese as an advisor to the Chinese government Things to do etc. were included.
China at that time was no longer a Qing dynasty, 1912 Newborn Republic of China was.
Yuan Shikai of the Republic of China Has complained to Western countries that Japan's demands are unreasonable, but the Republic of China has not yet been able to dispel Japan's demands.
In the end, the Republic of China drank most of the requests, except for the recruitment of Japanese advisers.
As a result, the Chinese people have become more motivated to leave Japan, and Western countries have begun to advance into the Chinese continent. 1916 (Taisho 5) Yuan Shikai is a third revolution After losing his leg, he died. Shigenobu Okuma couldn't cope with the confusion Resigned and the Prime Minister was replaced by Masatake Terauchi.
World War I during the turmoil in China Was continuing.
Japan did not send troops to Europe, but 1917 Finally, at the request of Britain, the Navy will be dispatched to the Mediterranean Sea to help rebuild the Allied position. With this contribution, Japan approves the inheritance of the former German interests in mainland China from Britain, France and Russia it was done.
We signed the Ishii-Lansing Agreement with the United States, which participated in the war in April of the same year, to coordinate mutual interests. However, because it was an ambiguous expression agreement, it would later be argued between Japan and the United States due to differences in interpretation.
Around this time, in Russia, the Russian Revolution Will occur.
The Allies send troops to Siberia to interfere with the revolution. August 1918 because Japan was secretly aiming to enter Siberia. Siberian Intervention let's start doing .... However, this dispatch ends in a blunder.
I would like to write the contents of the Siberian intervention in one article, but this is a historical failure that did not benefit the nation at all . ] And 1922 It seems that Takaaki Kato was evaluating it.