<P> The Twenty - One Demands ( Japanese : 対 華 21 ヶ条 要求 , Taika Nijūikkajō Yōkyū , simplified Chinese : 二 十 一 条 ; traditional Chinese : 二 十 一 條 ; pinyin : Èrshíyī tiáo ) were a set of demands made during the First World War by the Empire of Japan under Prime Minister Ōkuma Shigenobu sent to the government of the Republic of China on January 8 , 1915 . The demands would greatly extend Japanese control of Manchuria and of the Chinese economy , and were opposed by Britain and the United States . In the final settlement Japan gained a little but lost a great deal of prestige and trust in Britain and the US . </P>
<P> The Twenty - One Demands ( Japanese : 対 華 21 ヶ条 要求 , Taika Nijūikkajō Yōkyū , simplified Chinese : 二 十 一 条 ; traditional Chinese : 二 十 一 條 ; pinyin : Èrshíyī tiáo ) were a set of demands made during the First World War by the Empire of Japan under Prime Minister Ōkuma Shigenobu sent to the government of the Republic of China on January 8 , 1915 . The demands would greatly extend Japanese control of Manchuria and of the Chinese economy , and were opposed by Britain and the United States . In the final settlement Japan gained a little but lost a great deal of prestige and trust in Britain and the US . </P>
what was japans goal in the 21 demands
what was japans goal in the 21 demands
extend Japanese control of Manchuria and of the Chinese economy
extend Japanese control of Manchuria and of the Chinese economy