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China
By Klaus Mühlhahn
This article discusses China’s role in the First World War with a focus on the c…
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Centenary (China)
By Zhang Yan, Ernest Ming-Tak Leung
Modern Chinese collective remembrance of the First World War is composed of thre…
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Civilian and Military Power (China)
By Lin-Chun Wu
From 1916 to 1928, the Republic China was divided among military cliques in the …
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Governments, Parliaments and Parties (China)
By Lin-Chun Wu
China’s attempt to participate in the European war was complicated by domestic t…
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Historiography 1918-Today (China)
By Xin Fan
The First World War has been a neglected topic in Chinese historiography from 19…
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Labour (China)
By Guoqi Xu
This essay studies Chinese workers on the Western Front during the First World W…
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Making Sense of the War (China)
By Yan He
Historically, scholars largely disregarded China’s First World War involvement, …
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Occupation during and after the War (China)
By Lukas K. Danner
This article surveys the occupation of the formerly German-leased territory arou…
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Propaganda (China)
By Andreas Steen
After China had declared its neutrality in the European conflict, the foreign po…
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War Aims and War Aims Discussions (China)
By Lukas K. Danner
This article discusses China’s war aims during the First World War, as well as t…
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War Losses and Reparations (China)
By Chi-hua Tang
China’s war losses during World War I were primarily composed of 1) public and p…
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Wartime and Post-war Economies (China)
By Hajo Frölich
China, which joined the Allied cause in 1917, profited economically from the Fir…
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Encyclopedic Entries
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Chinese Workers in Russia
By Olga Alexeeva
During the war, the Tsarist government imported large groups of Chinese to the R…
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Empire
By Erez Manela
World War I was not simply a conflict among European states but a global war of …
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Koo, V. K. Wellington
By Stephen G. Craft
During World War I, V. K. Wellington Koo worked in the Chinese foreign ministry …
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Liang, Qichao
By Clemens Büttner
Liang Qichao was the driving intellectual force behind the Chinese decision to j…
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Portuguese Macau
By Célia Reis
During World War One, Macau's main problem was its relationship with China. This…
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Qingdao, Siege of/German-Japanese War
By Sven Saaler
Japan declared war on Germany in August 1914 and, after a two-month siege, captu…
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Wilsonian Moment
By Erez Manela
The wake of the Great War saw mobilizations against empire across the world, wit…
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Bereavement and Mourning
By Manfred Hettling, Tino Schölz
In the modern era, new forms of mourning and meaning-making for fallen soldiers …
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Centenary (Historiography)
By Jost Dülffer
Innovative historical scholarship played an important role in the shaping of mem…
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Extra-European Theatres of War
By Michelle Moyd
The extra-European theatres of World War I have received far less scholarly atte…
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Imperialism
By Boris Barth
This article focuses on the extent to which imperialism contributed to the outbr…
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International Law and the Laws of War
By Jean H. Quataert
The article examines international efforts to curb states’ war-making prerogativ…
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Negotiating and Mediating Conduct of War
By Matthew Stibbe
Many issues surrounding the conduct of war in the years 1914-1918 were imperviou…
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Post-war Economies
By Dietmar Rothermund
Post-war economies were beset with problems, ultimately leading to the Great Dep…
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Raw Materials
By Pierre Chancerel
Raw materials were vital during the First World War. Due to the armaments produc…
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The Paris Peace Conference and its Consequences
By Alan Sharp
This article offers an overview of peacemaking after the First World War from th…
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Willingly to War. Public Response to the Outbreak of War
By Jean-Jacques Becker
It may surprise us to learn that some sectors of the European public were in fav…
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Women War Reporters
By Stephanie Seul
Female war reporters from belligerent and neutral countries were present in the …
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