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Russo-Japanese War
Russo-Japanese War 1904–5, imperialistic conflict that grew out of the rival designs of Russia and Japan on Manchuria and Korea . Russian failure to withdraw from Manchuria and Russian penetration into N Korea were countered by Japanese attempts to negotiate a division of the area into spheres of influence. The Russian government, however, was inflexible, and it was willing to risk an armed conflict in the belief that Japan was bound to be defeated and that a Russian victory would head off the growing threat of internal revolution in Russia. Japan broke off negotiations and severed (Feb. 6, 1904) diplomatic relations with Russia. Two days later, without a declaration of war, Japan attacked Port Arthur and bottled up the Russian fleet. A series of quick Japanese victories, which astounded the world, culminated in the fall of Port Arthur (Jan., 1905), the victory of troops under General Oyama at Shenyang (Feb.–Mar., 1905), and the destruction of the Russian fleet under Rozhdestvenski at Tsushima by Admiral Togo 's fleet (May, 1905). Through the mediation of U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt , peace was made in September at Portsmouth, N.H. (see Portsmouth, Treaty of ). The disastrous outcome of the war for Russia was one of the immediate causes of the Russian Revolution of 1905. Japan gained the position of a world power, becoming the first non-European and non-American imperialist modern state.
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"Russo-Japanese War." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Russo-Japanese War." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-RussoJap.html "Russo-Japanese War." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-RussoJap.html |
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Russo-Japanese War
Russo-Japanese War (1904–05) An important conflict over control of Manchuria and Korea. The Japanese launched a surprise attack on Russian warships at anchor in the naval base at Port Arthur (now Lüshun), Manchuria, without declaring war, after Russia had reneged on its agreement to withdraw its troops from Manchuria. Port Arthur fell to the Japanese, as did Mukden, the capital of Manchuria. The Russian Baltic fleet sailed 28,000 km (18,000 miles) from its base to the East China Sea, only to be destroyed in the Tsushima Straits by the Japanese fleet led by Admiral Togo Heihashiro (1846–1934). This was the first Japanese defeat of a Western power both on land and at sea. The war was ended by the Treaty of PORTSMOUTH. For Russia, it was a humiliating defeat, which contributed to the RUSSIAN REVOLUTION of 1905.
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"Russo-Japanese War." A Dictionary of World History. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Russo-Japanese War." A Dictionary of World History. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O48-RussoJapaneseWar.html "Russo-Japanese War." A Dictionary of World History. 2000. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O48-RussoJapaneseWar.html |
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Russo-Japanese War
Russo-Japanese War (1904–5) A war caused by the conflicting imperial ambitions of Japan and Russia in Manchuria. Although tensions developed over the years, the Japanese attack on the Russian Port Arthur (8–9 February 1904) came as a surprise. Largely as a result of military and naval disorganization, and the incompetence of most of its officers, the Russians suffered a series of military defeats, which forced them to sue for peace. In the Peace of Portsmouth (5 September 1905), Russia was forced to relinquish its interests in Manchuria. This first defeat of a European by an Asian power revealed to many the weakness and the corruptness of the Russian state.
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JAN PALMOWSKI. "Russo-Japanese War." A Dictionary of Contemporary World History. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JAN PALMOWSKI. "Russo-Japanese War." A Dictionary of Contemporary World History. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O46-RussoJapaneseWar.html JAN PALMOWSKI. "Russo-Japanese War." A Dictionary of Contemporary World History. 2004. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O46-RussoJapaneseWar.html |
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Russo-Japanese War
Russo-Japanese War (1904–05) Conflict arising from the rivalry of Russia and Japan for control of Manchuria and Korea. The war opened with a Japanese attack on Port Arthur (Lüshun), Manchuria. Russian forces suffered a series of defeats on land and at sea, culminating in the Battle of Mukden (February–March 1905) and the annihilation of the Baltic fleet at Tsushima (May). Russia was forced to surrender Korea, the Liaotung Peninsula, and s Sakhalin to Japan.
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"Russo-Japanese War." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Russo-Japanese War." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O142-RussoJapaneseWar.html "Russo-Japanese War." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O142-RussoJapaneseWar.html |
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Russo-Japanese War
Russo-Japanese War a war fought 1904–05 between Russia and Japan over conflicting claims to sovereignty in parts of east Asia. The Russians were decisively defeated and abandoned their expansionist policies. The war shifted the balance of power in the East and also changed the perception of modern warfare, presaging many of the strategies deployed in World War I.
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"Russo-Japanese War." The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military. 2001. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Russo-Japanese War." The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military. 2001. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O63-RussoJapaneseWar.html "Russo-Japanese War." The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military. 2001. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O63-RussoJapaneseWar.html |
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