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The Triple Intervention

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The Triple Intervention occurred in 1895 when Russia, Germany, and France pressured Japan to return the Liaodong Peninsula to China. This intervention followed Japan's victory over China in the first Sino-Japanese War, which concluded with the Treaty of Shimonoseki. The treaty originally obligated China to cede Taiwan, the Pescadores Islands, and the Liaodong Peninsula to Japan, along with paying a significant indemnity. The Triple Intervention forced Japan to retrocede the Liaodong Peninsula in exchange for an additional indemnity from China. This event marked the beginning of a scramble for concessions by the intervening European powers in China.12

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  1. Treaty of Shimonoseki
  2. Empire of Japan - The rise of the Axis and the breakdown of relations with the U.S.
  3. Spanish-American War
  4. China - Korea and the Sino-Japanese War

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