Japanese entrance to the war
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For more information, refer to 1914-1918 World War I
- Japan was divided on whether to join the war
- some military believed Germany to be the most civilised and sophisticated power and hence wished to side with them
- Navy and key government ministers sought to honor the 1902 Anglo-Japanese Alliance, renewed in 1911
- Britain appealed for Japanese assistance in defending shipping lanes against German warships in the Far East
- 1914 August 7: Foreign miniser 👤 Takaaki Kato overcomes pro-German faction in cabinet to support Britain
- 1914 August 15: Japan sends Germany an ultamatum
- 1914 August 23: German government rejects Japanese demands; Japan enters the First World War