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1. Beiyang Government

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   Foreign Relations and the Cultural Milieu
   Despite its internal incoherence, the Beiyang Government maintained official diplomatic recognition from foreign powers, as it controlled the capital and the Qing apparatus of international treaties. It was through this government that the Treaty of Versailles negotiations were handled, leading to the disastrous transfer of former German concessions in Shandong to Japan, which sparked the May Fourth Movement in 1919—a protest that was effectively against the government's subservien…

2. Communist Party Of China

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   Historical Foundations and Early Years
   The CPC was established in the wake of the May Fourth Movement (1919), drawing inspiration from the Russian Revolution and international communist movements. Early leadership included figures such as Chen Duxiu and Li Dazhao. Initially, the Party maintained a tactical alliance, the First United Front, with the Nationalist Party (Kuomintang or KMT), led by Sun Yat-sen …

3. Treaty Of Versailles

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   Significant areas ceded to Poland (including the Polish Corridor, separating East Prussia from the rest of Germany).
   The Saar Basin was placed under League of Nations administration for fifteen years, with its rich coal fields yielded to France.
   The treaty also formalized the transfer of former German holdings in China to Japan, a provision that caused considerable diplomatic friction, notably sparking the May Fourth Movement in China, despite the weak protests of the controlling Beiyang Government [2].
   Military R…