HIST10014 Lecture Notes - Lecture 17: Japan During World War I, Kuomintang, Yuan Shikai
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While the white sons of australian mothers are ghting for the empire on the blood stained elds of france, senator lynch claims suggests the importation of alien labour from africa or asia . China should take advantage of the war to west back territory alienated to. China needed a place at the post war peace settlement conference. June 1915: o ered british 300,000 military labourers and 100,000 ri es. 11 november 1915: france takes up a smaller o ers. August 1917: china declares war on germany and austro-hungary empire. Chinese labour camps are a symbol of the chinese war e ort. First president and founding father of the republic of china. Provisional president of the republic of china (1 january 1912 10 march 1912) Premier of the kuomintang (10 october 1919 12 march 1925) Leader of the republic of china between 1928 and 1975. Chairman of the communist party of the people"s republic of china (1949-76)