The Importance Of Sea Power In The Russo-Japanese War

By industrializing, Russia was able to extend its influence in eastern Asia and seizing new territories in northern China. Japan reformed after seeing China’s foreign power so they kicked out all foreigners and built its own military. In Japan, an American commodore, Matthew Perry threatened to bomb Japan in 1853, unless Japan allowed access to trade for the Americans which created military superiority of the West. Therefore, Perry won the right to have the Americans to trade which allowed two ports to open with other European countries of Britain, Holland and Russia. In Japan, they had many signs of improvement with the Western influence of new banks to fund trade and private investment capital, railways and steam vessels improved national communication and helped with trade since Japan lacked many resources.

Fleet was negated by the Japanese Navy's control of the vast stretch of water between

From 1450 to 1750, both Russia and Tokugawa Japan faced incoming influence from western Europe. They handled this in both similar and different ways in the aspects of culture, government, and global interaction.

In the early hours of December 7th 1941, The Combined Fleet of Imperial Japanese Navy launched a preemptive military strike on the United States of America. Their target, the U.S Pacific Fleet and its headquarters at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii .Their objective to launch a lighting preventative assault on the United States, cripplingly the U.S’s ability to take part in World War Two and contribute to the Allied War effort. The Attack caught the Pacific Fleet completely by surprise, U.S forces only becoming aware of the Japanese presence as they came under fire from waves of Japanese Aircraft and Ships. Inflicting extensive damage, sinking and damaging over a dozen U.S capital ships and hundreds of Aircraft, damaging even more and killing and maiming almost four thousand U.S serviceman at the cost of only Sixty-four Japanese casualties and one captured. Well successful in a tactical sense the attack was considered by many including multiple top level officers in the Japanese military officers as a strategic blunder if not an outright calamity, as the attack causing the previously neutral U.S to enter World War Two on the side of the Allies and lend them its substantial military and industrial might, tipping the odds firmly in the favor of the Allied forces.

It was a severe psychological shock to the nation of Japan. The Army thought Japan's main interest was in the war in China and defending Manchuria against the Soviet Union. Its support for the Navy’s southern strategy was limited due to the fact that it conflicted with its interests and was the reason many Army divisions were willing to divide. This indifference was the decline of the influence of the Naval General Staff over the planning of naval strategy of the Combined Fleet under Admiral Yamamoto. This was in due to the personality of Yamamoto and his low opinion of the Chief of the Naval General Staff, as well as his opinion after the success of the attack on Pearl Harbor

From the beginning of the 1900s tension had grown between the Soviet Union and Japan after the Russo-Japanese War. In 1904, the Soviet Union’s empire and Japan’s empire collided in their own individual efforts take Manchuria, which is a part of China, and Korea(Young). Japan tried to talk the Soviet Union into letting them take over Korea, so the Soviet Union could go capture Manchuria. But the Soviet Union also wanted the northern part of Korea, so the Japanese government declared war against the Soviet Union.

In addition, the defeat of Russia to Japan in the Russo-Japanese war made the Russians eager to reassert their military power and prove that their military is still one of the best, to cite outside evidence. This circumstance again made the

The victory of Russo-Japanese gave some East Asian countries the hope that they could defeat Western imperialism. Japan was becoming imperialistic themselves. During this time, Japan was able to gain Korea and Taiwan as territories. However, this was not enough for the Japanese. Japan had growing interest in Manchuria developed after the Russo-Japanese war.

The Existence of Tensions Between USA and Japan in the Pacific Before 1940 In 1918 when the First World War was over, after which America had sent two million troops to help Britain and France, many Americans wanted America to withdraw from world affairs. At this time Woodrow Wilson president of the U.S.A wanted a League of Nations to prevent further wars but in 1920 congress rejected to join the League of Nations and so president Wilson lost the election. America now cut them selves of from any other country going into a period of isolationism.

"Only peace between equals can last. Only peace is, the very principle of which is equality and a common participation, in a common benefit. The right state of mind, the right feeling between nations, Is as necessary for a lasting peace as is the just settlement of vexed questions of territory or of racial and national allegiance,” utters former President Winston Churchill during his historic World War I speech on April 2, 1917. However, despite Churchill’s speech and Japan’s role in the Allied powers, the country did not gain any benefits during the Treaty of Versailles after World War I and was horribly discriminated against instead. As a response to racism and lack of respect that Japan received in the early 20th century from Western powers

The start of the Russo-Japanese was made in January 1904. Previously, Japan had broken off diplomatic relations with Russia on February 6, 1904, following with the attack on Port Arthur February 8 and declaring war on Russia February 10. Over the span of a month, Korea was occupied by soldiers, advancing into the Manchurian territory and the Liaodong Peninsula occupied by naval forces. An August siege of Port Arthur followed the attack and fell in January 1905. Gradually, both powers found difficulty to continue fighting. The war ended with Theodore Roosevelt mediation; Japan had won which ensued the Portsmouth Treaty to grant Japan back it's sovereignty in China and Manchuria, along with special access to the Liaodong Peninsula. What were the underlying causes of the Russo-Japanese War? To what extent did nationalism/imperialism contribute to the war? What did the government do to contribute to the war? Japan's motives for the war stemmed from tension made between Russia; the Triple Intervention and the construction of the Trans-Siberian railroad. Imperialist and nationalistic motives drove Japan to change its leader of power and created a blanket of astigmatism throughout Japan's people, using authoritative and irrational actions, taking away human rights and installing many ideas.

The Nanjing Massacre was one of the bloodiest fights due to the results of the Sino- Japanese War. In 1937, Japan invaded the city of Nanjing after successfully taking over the city of Shanghai. Driven by violence and greed, Japanese troops were ordered to brutally execute the civilians in Nanjing. The Japanese troops raped and tortured thousands of innocent civilians, including children. This inhumane act of aggression caught the attention of foreign countries and allowed them to turn their sides on Japan. Not only did this event leave a negative reputation on Japan, but it also affected Japan’s status as a prosperous and growing country. How did the Nanjing Massacre affect Japan’s reputation to the rest of the world? In order to evaluate this question, this investigation will examine the extent of the Japanese military against the Chinese civilians, the reaction of foreign countries, and the response of other countries following the massacre.

Military Affairs. Russia was not involved in too many wars during this time period, the only major one being the Russo-Japanese War. This was a war between Japan and Russia for imperial rights over Korea within the Asian Peninsula. Russia wanted Korea so that they would have a port on the Pacific Ocean, for both trade and military reasons. This made the war at hand very important, as securing Korea could not only give them a port on the Pacific but also give them more land to expand their country into. Throughout the late 1800’s, the amount of imperialistic territory that a country had still played a large factor

The Second Sino-Japanese war began on July 7th, 1937 and ended on September 9th, 1945. It was a military conflict which was fought between the Republic of China and the Empire of Japan. As part of the struggle against fascism, Japan invaded China. It is clear that, due to the restriction of its natural resources, Japan tried to increase by robbing resources from other countries. Japan used the conquered Manchuria as a launching base for their troops. Manchuria was an enormous region that consisted of three provinces- Liaoning in the south, Jilin in the middle and Heilongjiang in the north. In 1905, when Japan defeated Russia in the Russo-Japanese war, Russia, which used Manchuria for business and

The Russo-Japanese War was important for propelling Japan forward to becoming a very powerful country in the world. Japan did win the war, but it was a difficult was for both countries involved. It was a war fought for expansion, power, and economic gain.