The Russo-Japanese War Essays

They attacked China, Manchuria, fought with Russia in the Russo-Japanese war, took control of Korea, and once again attacked China. Soon, they required more raw materials as the West began to take notice of Japans rising status in the Far East. They were an ally during WWI, but soon after the war, they sought more independence, a release from what they considered unequal trade agreements, and more autonomy. Dutch and British concerns over their oil reserves in the East Indies became an issue in the

With only 200 kilometres separating Busan and Fukuoka, Japan was able to easily propagate governmental and ideological control over the Korean mainland. Following the Convention of Tianjin in 1885, both Chinese and Japanese troops were deployed to Korea in order to quell the already dissolved Tonghak movement. This led to both the reinstatement of Taewongun in lieu of Kojong and the increase in Japanese control over Port Arthur, Taiwan and major cities and ports within Korea. Between the treaty made between Korea and Russia in 1895 to 1904, Japan launched an attack on the Russian fleet at Port Arthur. This led to the Russo-Japanese War and consequently the peace treaty signed in 1905. The peace treaty recognized Korea as a protectorate of Japan and was acknowledge as justified by various Western nations such as Great Britain, Russia and the United States. This period beginning in 1910, known as the Dark Period, was described in detail within the text “Homecoming” by Richard Kim in which the author details the Japanese occupation of Korea and the dissolution of stable societal

The most effective war termination is developed in conjunction with mutually supporting military and political goals before the onset of war. Identifying the desired end-state allows for an effective overall strategy and assists in the timing of critical decisions. The Japanese answered three critical war termination questions before determining to go to war: How far to go militarily, what to demand politically, and how to maintain peace? Militarily they couldn’t win an unlimited war outright, but believed a draw or situation slightly favorable to the Japanese was possible in a limited war, (Koda, 23). Political demands were made clear in diplomatic negotiations leading up to the war that were refused by the Tsar and other Russian hard-liners. Japan planned to maintain peace through alliances, (British and American), and by recognizing common interests with the Russian Empire in the Far East. These answers outlined the actions required by the Japanese Empire to effectively plan the termination of the war.

China was part of the mainland, accessible by both land and sea. This exposed China’s borders greatly as there was much land and coast to protect, leading to consequent invasion. On the other hand, Japan was isolated as an island, only accessible by sea. This protected Japan by leaving only the coast to protect from invaders, and almost a lack of invaders. They did not have to deal with nomads in the north and west or rising empires in the south, but rather shared a common awareness with China for Russia. Both feared Russia and Europeans as well because of the new rise of their empires and their expeditions to China and Japan. Japan feared the Russians because they were pressing hard to engage in trade with them. In contrast, China feared the Russians because of their new expansion and political power after several wars and conquests. Both also greatly feared the Europeans because of their behavior at ports they were at and their aggressive style of trade and Christianity. The Chinese despised the Europeans because they were rowdy and obnoxious at port cities like Macao, while the Japanese feared the Europeans because of their aggressive conversions of Christianity that sparked some uprisings. All in all, the Japanese and Chinese had vastly different locations and geography which led to different problems arising, but

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

Between 1942 and 1945, thousands of Japanese-Americans, regardless of United States citizenship status, were required to evacuate their homes and businesses. Sparked by rising fear and anxiety of the American people after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, a United States Naval base in Hawaii, Japanese-Americans were moved to remote areas on the West Coast, where they were isolated in internment camps organized and run by the United States Government. Despite the lack of any concrete evidence, the U.S. forced Japanese-Americans into internment camps, during World War II, due to Japanese involvement in Pearl Harbor; a rise in anti-Japanese paranoia sparked by economic success of Japanese-Americans; fear, anxiety and prejudice erupting within the United States government and amongst citizens; and a timid Supreme Court refusing to overturn internment orders.

Conflicts between the two countries went as far back as 1931, when Japan invaded Manchuria, then China in 1937, and later French Indochina in 1940. The United States and Japan first avoided each other in war but the United states waged an economic war against Japan. America placed oil embargos and passed the Neutrality Act, which prohibited the sale of weapons to nations at war. Under the economic pressure of the United States, Japan decides to attack America leading to the Battle of Midway. The Battle of Midway was a disastrous defeat for Japan and its navy. Prior to this defeat Japan had won most wars; Sino- Japanese war, Russo- Japanese war and as a result believed they were

In the 1900’s Russia was a world superpower. But the only port, Port Vladivostok, was only accessible in the summer seasons of Russia. But Japan’s fort, Fort Arthur, was open all year long. Russia, who looking to expand out farther, asked Japan if they could use Fort Arthur for their Navy, and maritime trades. Russia even went as far as to set up a neutral buffer zone in North Korea on the 39th parallel to negotiate. Japan however misunderstood this and took it as a threat, bombing their own fort, and starting the first great war of the 20th century.

Japan started a campaign into China taking land. Japan pushed and took many supply ports on

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

As the war continued, Japan could not recover from the heavy losses it sustained. America's wartime industry, however, kicked into high gear and was able to replace its losses. New navy vessels spearheaded the offensive that was launched in 1943. using air and sea attacks, the Allied forces developed a new strategy. They skipped over locations where there was a large Japanese force and landed instead

The U.S broke the Japanese naval code and knew they were coming. Since they knew this they had the advantage. The U.S had 3 heavy aircraft carriers stationed just out of range of the Japanese fleet. It started when a Japanese spy plane spotted the fleet.

Japanese were continuously looking to take over countries around, especially at Asian mainland. In 1905, they took Korea, following with much of Manchuria region in China, and there was nothing holding them back, except American Open Door Policy. Most pressing was the tensions between our and Japanese’s naval buildup, with both sides interested in the same target – a British navy. Secretary of State C. E. Hughes introduced a plan to disarm this situation and there were several agreements signed, like the Five Power Treaty establishing

In these two battles Admiral Yi successfully captured or destroyed 417 Japanese ships while losing almost no ships (sources disagree over whether there were no losses or two) (Admiral Yi, 2014). These astonishing victories in the 1st part of the invasion were followed again in the 2nd attempted invasion in 1596 (Admiral Yi, 2014). These victories are why admiral Yi is generally credited with fighting off the Japanese invasion. Another aspect to Yi’s defeat of the Japanese invasion is that it could have caused Japan to revert to isolationism “Japan became a country that abandoned all thoughts of foreign conquests and closed herself from the outside world for 250 years” (Nazareth, 2013). If Japan had succeeded in its conquest of Korea it could have continued its expansion into China. Needless to say this would spell a large change in Asian history. Another thing that would have been effected is the Manchu conquest of China. Perhaps a Japanese invasion of China would have weakened China to the point where it could have been invaded by the Manchu 50 years earlier or it may

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