E2.+Compare+the+effects+of+WWI+on+areas+outside+of+Europe

__**Effects of World War One on Asia and the Pacific**__
 * **Japanese**
 * Used war as excuse for imperialism
 * Captured German colonies
 * Such as the city of Tianjian.
 * Helped retain power in Asia and Pacific
 * Went to Treaty of Versailles as great military and Industrial power
 * Conquered Manchuria
 * Declared war on China
 * Defeated by Soviet Union
 * Trade rules and regulations:
 * Europe couldn't export to Japan
 * United states became main supplier
 * Chinese**
 * Internal mess
 * Lost territory
 * Laborers sent to France
 * Political
 * Japanese refused to return Jaiozhou Bay
 * Led to May Fourth movement
 * Anti-imperialist, cultural, and political movement growing out of student demonstrations in Beijing on May 4, 1919
 * Protested weak response to Treaty of Versailles
 * Also known as New Culture movement
 * 5 resolutions drafted by students from 13 different universities
 * 1) To oppose the granting of Shandong to the Japanese under former German concessions.
 * 2) To draw awareness of China's precarious position to the masses in China.
 * 3) To recommend a large-scale gathering in Peking.
 * 4) To promote the creation of a Peking student union.
 * 5) To hold a demonstration that afternoon in protest to the terms of the Treaty of Versailles.
 * 1) To hold a demonstration that afternoon in protest to the terms of the Treaty of Versailles.


 * Kuomintang and Chinese Communist party consider important period in history
 * Kuomintang-Chinese Nationalist Party


 * Vietnam**
 * Failed to take advantage of French disarray
 * Didn't stage any significant uprisings
 * Cultural
 * Adopted Western values
 * //Quốc ngữ// journal
 * Pham Quynh-reformist journalist
 * Addressed problems with adopting western values
 * Phan Xich Long
 * Underground patriotic societies
 *  Attacked the cities with primitive weapons
 * EFFECTS ON AMERICA**
 * Economy
 * The American Economy experienced a massive boom throughout and during post World War I due to an increase in the demand for raw materials and production of military goods, Huge boom ended in 1929 with the Stock Market Crash
 * American businesses found lots of opportunity to rebuild Germany and benefited greatly with these deals until the rise of the Nazi's and major embarrassment
 * Women
 * The Women's rights movement was so powerful because the men were away at war so the women had to come in and take their jobs. For one of the first times women were able to work
 * Women in 1919 (directly following the war) gained the right to vote
 * National Alliances
 * The bond between America, Britain, France and the newly formed Soviet Union was strengthened dramatically due to the Europeans depending on each other for survival and desperately needing the help of the United States, these countries would have each others backs for years to come both tactically and economically
 * US was in an uncomfortable state at first due to its strong alliance with Britain but also because Germany had not actively provoked America, until the attack on the Lusitania
 * American business funded German reconstruction for years until the rise of the Nazis
 * Home Front
 * Rationing of metal and rubber, great campaign for recycling to help fuel the war machine
 * Rationing of food as well: sugar, wheat, and dairy products
 * Flu Pandemic
 * Massive pandemic in 1918; over 50 million people died. It raked havoc on the world; killing more people than WWI did


 * EFFECTS ON MIDDLE EAST**

Turmoil and chaos were results of the Ottoman and Austria-Hungarian Empires (major powers in the middle east) being destroyed during World War I. They were caused by power struggles, religious tensions, and territorial rights. The countries were mixed up by lines on a map so they would fight amongst themselves instead of combining forces to regain their country. The US, because of their Mandate, believe that they are doing the right thing in bringing the Middle East democracy. It's the same view as Rudyard Kipling's "The White Man's Burden", valorizing the US over countries such as Iran, Iraq, Afghanistan, and others. It will only end in problems because even though democracy is a somewhat successful form of government, it's success is because of the constant revisions that have been made of it over 200 years. But, the fact that the Allies had won the war means that they are the ones who write the history. There is almost no Christianity in the Middle East because of the Christian (mainly Armenians, Assyrians, and Ottoman Greeks) genocides by the Ottoman Empire. The Ottoman empire and the Austria-Hungarian Empire were broken into smaller countries. The Middle east was affected directly, because the area had a large part in participation, but because of their loss, they were thrown into a bigger struggle for dominance in the region. Two major dynasty's and empires were wiped off the map in the Middle East because of WWI. There was shortage of food and the loss of the empires created demoralization among the many citizens those 2 empires held. However, those empires became countries like Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Iran, Iraq, Pakistan, Jordan, and other nations that have been recognized as separate entities. World War I may have caused many problems for the Middle East, but it also opened many doors for the territories it covered.

Edited by: Sydney, Jordan, and Nate Edited by: Mady Maio- punctuation errors, Connor Wade, Dakota Ringer