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World War 1: Japan's Alliance With Great Britain

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Japan and World War 1
Period 7

During World War 1 Japan was involved in many ways. In 1902 Japan formed an alliance with Great Britain. This alliance was formed to aid Great Britain against Germany. On August 15, Japan and Great Britain Presented their ultimatum to Germany. The ultimatum read,”We consider it highly important and necessary in the present situation to take measures to remove the causes of all disturbance of peace in the Far East.”After presenting it, Japan declared war on Germany after they failed to respond to the ultimatum. On August 23, the Japanese navy began an assault on Tsingtao.With Great Britain’s contribution, the Japanese amounted to an astonishing 60,000 men. On November 7, the Germans surrendered at Tsingtao.

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