Why did Japan Attack Germany in World War 1?

Why did Japan Attack Germany in World War 1?

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[TetsuShima]

Imagine old kaiser Willy's reaction in exile when he knew Corporal Adolf of his old army turned his enemies the japaneses into allies 😅

[MiguelLopez-ycrh]

I think the video should have mentioned the huge pressure Japan faced by Germany, Russia and France after the first sino japanese war of 1895. This Triple Intervention threatened japanese with war if they didnt lower their demands and returned Liaodong Peninsula to the chinese. This diplomatic humilliation was one of the causes of the russo-japanese war a few years later.

[faenethlorhalien]

Why?
Germany: At war
Japan: "It's free real estate".

[grandadmiralzaarin]

The Chinese map needs the name changed, the Qing Dynasty had already fallen before WWI, China was in the grip of the Warlord Era at this point.

[AzrenKaleBolles-Pohja]

Japan did not have 100 Battleships upon entering World War 1, It had 113 warships in total and 12 of them were Dreadnoughts (Later the Term would be changed to Battleships).

[dragosstanciu]

In hindsight it would have been better for Japan to stay out of WW1. The victory in that war encouraged the militaristic mindset that will lead to disaster later.

[dhawthorne]

The German soldiers stationed in China wanted beer to drink so they built a brewery in Qingdao and started producing a Munich lager. Once China managed to retake the area, the government took over the brewery and continued to brew the same centuries-old recipe, just under a new name; Tsingtao.

[nbenicewicz]

Why wasn’t the Russo-Japanese War of 1905 mentioned?

[bloodboughtsaint]

It's just me nit-picking, but... at the beginning of the video we see little explosions at the borders between two countries, signifying the many fronts of the conflict throughout Europe. I saw 2 explosions along the border with Germany and the Netherlands.

Germany purposefully chose not to invade the Netherlands. The original Schlieffen Plan did include an invasion of the Netherlands, but the plan was modified to spare the Netherlands. The purpose was due to the fact that the German navy was not likely to dominate the British navy. Therefore, by keeping a neutral nation near-by, Germany could still import food and other essentials for survival through the Netherlands without total fear of being blockaded.

[TetsuShima]

Speaking of Kaiser Wilhem, his portrayal by Barry Foster in the 1974 miniseries "Fall of Eagles" is the best the kaiser ever got. It was great the way the show humanized him from his early life to his abdication in 1918

[Open__]

Cuz Japan wanted more land and Germany couldn't do Anything about it.

[seanhenderson]

You need to check your facts - the map you showed for the Marshall and Caroline Islands was actually German New Guinea. The Japanese did not get that far > German New Guinea and the surrounding islands were taken by Australia. Nauru was also taken by Australia. Furthermore, China was no longer the Qing Dynasty > that ended in 1912. China was the Republic of China throughout World War I.
People trust videos like this, so make sure you are correct.

[ZakariaAli-vw]

Never knew the Anglo Japanese alliance extended that far in protecting settler colonies I guess the whole narrative of Japan saving Asia from western powers was just a cover for their own colonial ambitions 😅

[watheverhappenedhappened]

THE CONCLUSION OF THE VIDEO

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Why not?? ‏‪

[davidjones]

Germany didnt start the war the the black hands in Serbia and the Serbian Government did against Austria and Russia could not mind its own business !

[SpeedyYT]

I don't get why Germany allied Japan in WW2 after all this

[kribstek]

Just a casual watch reveals how poorly researched this video is.
Overall, videos on this channel are just much less insightful than those of other history channels on this platform.

Mislabeled map:
- Corsica isn't labeled in blue (France)
- Shetland isn't labeled in red (Britain)
- ❌Quingdao ✔Qingdao
- ❌Jihan ✔Jinan
- ❌Qing ✔Republic of China (after the 1911 revolution)
How could you mislabel China's regime when most of the events here happened IN CHINA ??
You made a whole video about events in Qingdao, China -- with a map where both Qingdao & China are labeled wrong. You people called this "a lot of effort" -- seriously??

Just to add, the Chinese Republic's map should look quite different from the Qing Empire: after 1911, some territories proclaimed "independence" (Mongolia & Tibet), some were annexed (Tuva by Russia) & the rest of China was divided among warlords - - an intricate situation that this video failed to touch upon by even the slightest -- despite it being about an event HAPPENED IN CHINA.

Other weird & apparent omissions:
- the 1905 Russo-Japanese War is never mentioned, despite mentioning the preceding 1902 Anglo-Japanese Alliance
- the fact that Britain also has its own leased territory in Shangdong province -- the port of Weihaiwei (north of Qingdao)

[سيدمحمد-فثس]

إذا قمت عمل بتصنيف أقوي 20 جيش علي مر التاريخ لن أضع اليابان في القائمة لأن معظم أنتصرتها كانت عند محربتها لدول تعاني من جبهات حرب مختلفة و مستنزفة منها ثم تأتي اليابان لتحارب في أسهل جه و قد قامت بتلك الحركة ضد ألمانيا و بعدها بريطانيا و غيرها كهولندا و روسيا

[kacangajaib]

Post-Induatrialization Japan trying to take on the Two Big Players in the Region is wild