Question

The purpose of the Twenty-One Demands was to

a. Demand control of German-held islands in the Pacific
b. Reduce China to the status of a Japanese protectorate
c. Demand that the British turn over control of Hong Kong
d. Reduce Korea to the status of a Japanese protectorate

Answer 1

The purpose of the Twenty-One Demands was to B. Reduce China to the status of a Japanese Protectorate.

Basically, the 21 demands contains the following demands:

*That the Japanese government would assume Germany's position in Kiaochow.
*That Manchuria and Mongolia be reserved to Japan for exploitation and colonization
*That Japan control the main coal deposits of China
*That the other powers be excluded from further territorial concessions
*That Japan guide China's military, commercial, and financial affairs.