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So your basically using a political correctness argument. I must admit I wasn't expecting that. :) Especially since there's no actual abuse of anybody here. I can think of many other use of terminology that are actually inaccurate. For instance being British I'm aware of how often England...

I suppose all three are possibilities. OTL Japan tried pressurising China and despite WWI commitments the allies and the US kicked up enough of a storm, along with opposition in China itself, that they had to back down a little. The DEI or Siam are easier in that either is less powerful than...

Not in the war as the Italians ended up on the other side. ;) However that boat has already sailed as the term is in common use and is unlikely to change.

On the 1st point did forget the OP included the Qingdao/Tsingtao region. :oops: However following that the Germans won't have the Marshalls either so would depend on if Spain still has them or has sold them to someone else. A possibility that this might be the Japanese but probably unlikely in...

Not really as it was I think the most widely used term at the time.

If there's no intervention by the three European powers then Japan would have both Qingdao/Tsingtao and also Port Arthur itself wouldn't it? According to the wiki article they intended to keep Qingdao at least and doubt they would have allowed Russia into Port Arthur. As such, unless Japan is...

They could well sit out the war if NO German bases but are likely to grab Tsingtao if the Germans hold it simply because they can and that would bring them technically into the war. I can see them pressurising China as OTL but unlikely to probe into Russia unless there's a collapse as OTL and...

Not really the assorted powers fighting the CPs did call themselves the allies. It's noted that because the US wasn't a member of the alliance in 1914-18 that you get the term allied and associated powers - the latter referring to the US and also I think I read once that Belgium also considered...

Well their very unlikely to join the CP side because that would alienate Britain, which is both their primary ally and the power that due to its naval power is the greatest potential threat to them. They might not formally join the allies at all as little for them to gain or they might seek to...