Shandong Question at Versailles
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The Shandong Question at Versailles was a post–World War I diplomatic dispute at the Paris Peace Conference over whether Germany’s former concessions in China’s Shandong province would be returned to China or transferred to Japan.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Chinese delegation at the Paris Peace Conference | 1 |
| Shandong Question at Versailles canonical | 1 |
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Target entity: Shandong Question at Versailles Context triple: [Shandong, wasSceneOf, Shandong Question at Versailles]
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The Economic Consequences of the Peace
The Economic Consequences of the Peace is John Maynard Keynes’s influential 1919 book criticizing the harsh terms of the Treaty of Versailles and warning that they would destabilize Europe’s post–World War I economy and politics.
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A Revision of the Treaty
A Revision of the Treaty is John Maynard Keynes’s 1922 follow-up work to The Economic Consequences of the Peace, in which he further critiques and proposes modifications to the post–World War I peace settlement.
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C.
Nine-Power Treaty
The Nine-Power Treaty was a 1922 international agreement in which major powers affirmed China's sovereignty and the Open Door policy, aiming to limit imperialist encroachments in East Asia.
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D.
Renversement des alliances
Renversement des alliances is the French term for the Diplomatic Revolution of 1756, a major realignment of European alliances that reshaped the balance of power before the Seven Years’ War.
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E.
Five-Power Treaty
The Five-Power Treaty was a 1922 naval disarmament agreement among major world powers that limited battleship construction and aimed to prevent an arms race at sea.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Shandong Question at Versailles Target entity description: The Shandong Question at Versailles was a post–World War I diplomatic dispute at the Paris Peace Conference over whether Germany’s former concessions in China’s Shandong province would be returned to China or transferred to Japan.
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A.
The Economic Consequences of the Peace
The Economic Consequences of the Peace is John Maynard Keynes’s influential 1919 book criticizing the harsh terms of the Treaty of Versailles and warning that they would destabilize Europe’s post–World War I economy and politics.
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B.
A Revision of the Treaty
A Revision of the Treaty is John Maynard Keynes’s 1922 follow-up work to The Economic Consequences of the Peace, in which he further critiques and proposes modifications to the post–World War I peace settlement.
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C.
Nine-Power Treaty
The Nine-Power Treaty was a 1922 international agreement in which major powers affirmed China's sovereignty and the Open Door policy, aiming to limit imperialist encroachments in East Asia.
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D.
Renversement des alliances
Renversement des alliances is the French term for the Diplomatic Revolution of 1756, a major realignment of European alliances that reshaped the balance of power before the Seven Years’ War.
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E.
Five-Power Treaty
The Five-Power Treaty was a 1922 naval disarmament agreement among major world powers that limited battleship construction and aimed to prevent an arms race at sea.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
diplomatic dispute
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issue at the Paris Peace Conference ⓘ post–World War I political issue ⓘ |
| affected |
China’s relationship with the Western powers
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Japan’s international standing after World War I ⓘ |
| concernsCountry |
China
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Germany ⓘ Japan ⓘ |
| concernsFormerConcessionsIn | Qingdao ⓘ |
| concernsFormerConcessionsOf | German Empire ⓘ |
| concernsTerritory |
Shandong
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surface form:
Shandong Province
|
| context | negotiations over German colonial possessions ⓘ |
| date | 1919 ⓘ |
| followedBy | eventual return of Shandong to Chinese control in the 1920s ⓘ |
| hasLanguageOfDiplomacy |
Chinese
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English ⓘ French ⓘ Japanese ⓘ |
| hasLocation |
Paris Peace Conference
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Versailles ⓘ |
| historicalRegionInvolved | Shandong Peninsula ⓘ |
| influenced |
China’s decision not to sign the Treaty of Versailles
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rise of Chinese nationalism ⓘ |
| influencedEvent | May Fourth Movement ⓘ |
| involvesIssue |
colonial concessions in China
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sovereignty over Shandong ⓘ transfer of German concessions in Shandong ⓘ |
| involvesParty |
British delegation at the Paris Peace Conference
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Shandong Question at Versailles self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Chinese delegation at the Paris Peace Conference
French delegation at the Paris Peace Conference ⓘ German delegation at the Paris Peace Conference ⓘ Japanese delegation at the Paris Peace Conference ⓘ Paris Peace Conference ⓘ
surface form:
United States delegation at the Paris Peace Conference
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| opposedBy |
Chinese intellectuals
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Chinese public opinion ⓘ |
| outcome | German rights in Shandong transferred to Japan ⓘ |
| partOf | issues settled at the Paris Peace Conference ⓘ |
| precededBy | German leasehold in Jiaozhou Bay ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Chinese foreign policy in the early Republic era
ⓘ
Japan–China relations ⓘ
surface form:
Sino–Japanese relations
imperialism in East Asia ⓘ |
| relatedToEvent | World War I ⓘ |
| relatedToPrinciple | self-determination ⓘ |
| relatedToTreaty | Treaty of Versailles ⓘ |
| resultedIn |
boycott of Japanese goods in China
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widespread protests in China ⓘ |
| timePeriod | post–World War I ⓘ |
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Subject: Shandong Question at Versailles Description of subject: The Shandong Question at Versailles was a post–World War I diplomatic dispute at the Paris Peace Conference over whether Germany’s former concessions in China’s Shandong province would be returned to China or transferred to Japan.
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