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 <span>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.</span>
A. William H. Taft. 27th president weighed approximately 335 pounds and was reported stuck in the bath tub because of his size.
