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Why did china want to participate in world war 1

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The government in Beijing, hoping for an allied victory, declared war against Germany. Some leader mistakenly believed that for China's participation the thankful Allies would return control of Chinese territories that had previously belonged to Germany. However, under the Treaty of Versailles, the allied leaders gave Japan these territories.

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