Versailles #53: Asian Persuasions
When Diplomacy Fails Podcast
Zack Twamley
4.8 • 773 Ratings
🗓️ 8 April 2019
⏱️ 35 minutes
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Summary
It's high time we turned our attention to a neglected theatre of this story. No, not Africa...No, not the Middle East...Yes, that's right - Asian! Well, more specifically, just Japan! The story of the Japanese rise to power in the late 19th and early 20th century is one which has always fascinated us here at WDF, but in the context of the Paris Peace Conference, the story becomes more interesting still! The Japanese, clearly maligned due to their lack of European-ness, were nonetheless keen to play a prominent role in the proceedings, and yet the demands which they presented represented nothing short of dynamite for a conference already rocked by a succession of scandals...
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| 0:00.0 | Hi there, this is When Diplomacy Fails, the Versa Anniversary Project. |
| 0:05.0 | My name is Zach Twomley and you are a history friend. |
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