How did the Treaty of Versailles affect Japan? -

Also, what was Japan s world view after the war?

As a result of the Treaty of Versailles Japan gained German Colonies in the pacific. However Japan was not satisfied with this result because they also aimed to expand into China. Japan began to modernize in the late 1800 s so at this time is was some what of a westernized industrial country.

Japan wasn t recognized as a modernized country. This leads Japan to WWII.

From http://www.freewebz.com/wwtwoproject/the... quot;The Treaty of Versailles gave Japan German territories in the Pacific [the Marianas, Caroline, and Marshall Islands], but Japan was not satisfied because it wanted to expand into China. Japan was also angered by the peacemaker s failure to endorse the principle of the equality of all races. The Japanese government wanted to expand into a Nipponese empire in the Pacific, extending into China and Australia.quot; From http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treaty_of_V... Article 156 of the treaty transferred German concessions in Shandong, China to Japan rather than returning sovereign authority to China. Chinese outrage over this provision led to demonstrations and a cultural movement known as the May Fourth Movement and influenced China not to sign the treaty. China declared the end of its war against Germany in September 1919 and signed a separate treaty with Germany in 1921.