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Article:

Asian and Pacific theatre of World War I

Article choice reasoning:

I found it interesting as i don't know too much of the pacific front during WWI and I find history generally interesting.

Lead:

The lead is only 6 sentences long and gives a very brief summary of WWI in the pacific and a few named battles. It could be considered concise and goes over the main ideas in the article and gives a good introduction sentence.

Content:

All of the content that I have read in the article seems to be relevant to the article and doesn't stray off topic. I would suspect that it is up to date but is missing information about what happened during the pacific theatre but would need to do some research to confirm it, as of "up to date" in a history relevance it would be updated as WWI ended in the 20th century. There is a bit of diversity with the inclusion of Siam as I find it to not be mentioned unless it's important to a conversation rather than something that comes up in any form of daily talk. It mentions that Siam is the only Southeast Asian country to maintain independence during the colonial period and that it was viewed as an equal to the European countries.

Tone and Balance:

The article does not mention anything specifically about the "good or bad guys" although if you went through any history class that referenced WWI or WWII you would know who the Axis and Allies are or for this case Central and Axis powers. The article does a great job at just describing the battles and the countries as a 1 vs. 1 idea and not the bigger picture to talk down on any of the Axis countries as I would assume the readers understand that the Axis weren't fighting for the best cause.

Sources and References:

One of the first bits of information it gives is missing a citation which makes it difficult to confirm that it is true without having to go out of your way. There are not too many references inside of the article only having two. There is also only one source that get mentioned in the article with five external links for asian and central leaders.

Organization and writing quality:

The article is fairly easy to read and the article itself is short to where if you were to read it you would not lose interest. There are one or two grammatical errors in the paragraphs where the writer could have made it sound better or make the sentences flow more smoothly but overall gets the job done with it being concise and easy to read. It also looks very professional in how the paragraphs are broken down so that it doesn't look like one long paragraph or a run on sentence.

Images and Media:

The images are great in helping the reader to understand the topic better and each image is cited properly. The images do very well in adding depth to the article and showing the maps makes it easier to understand where things are if you are not very good with geography. There are multiple images that reside in the wiki commons and others that were taken from from the source where information was taken. They again are very nice and are placed in good areas throughout to maximize the potential and is pleasant to view.

Talk Page:

The talk page mentions a couple of interesting things such as that the article itself is missing a key battle that should be added, one of the pictures has an incorrect citation, and the mention of an ending date that was hard to find and the author clarifying where it came from and added some context. Most of the way the article is spoken with respect and doesn't seem like a typical conversation of I'm right and you're wrong or simply deleting something. More of a why is this here or just bringing it to attention for the writer to respond to.

Overall Impressions:

I thought the article was interesting and intrigued me but was nothing special of your typical history facts. I think the images were the strongest part of the article and that it made it much easier to understand. If the article had more depth in the Battle of Coronel referenced in the talk page it would make the article better and that it already has a good amount of inclusivity with other c

Thailand (Siam):

The only southeastern country to send troops to mainland Europe and participate in the Paris Peace Conference and became a founding member of the League of Nations. Overall increasing its international standing and modernizing both their army and its understanding of war in the modern age.

Battle of Coronel:

The first Canadian casualties in WWI

Led by Graf von Spee commanding the Gneisenau and Scharnhorst (battleships) and three cruisers the Emden, Nurnburg, and Leipzig. Against recently appointed Rear Admirable Christopher Cradock armed with his flagship the HMS Good Hope and generally inferior ships compared to the German ships and volunteers of the Royal Canadian Navy. Armed with his flagship, the HMS Glasgow, Monmouth, and Otranto. One lightly armored cruiser, a protector cruiser and a recently converted passenger liner. On November 1st British forces intercepted the German fleet 80km away from Coronel, but within an hour British forces lost both the Good Hope and Monmouth, set on fire with the Glasgow and Otranto retreating losing 1600 men.

Australian- New Zealand Expeditionary Force:

Also known as the AN&MEF, hastily recruited with 1,000 Australians and 500 navy reserve's as backup were set on a task to contain the Pacific German threat. A mere eight days after they gathered in Sydney they departed by boat to Rabaul.

Tsingtao:

The Japanese Second Squadron consisted of 5 old battleships, 12 cruisers, 24 destroyers, 4 gunboats, 13 torpedo boats, a carrier, multiple support vessels, and 26 transports.