James Russo

order to become a prosperous country with the best war technology, oil is one of the most necessary resources to have. Just like in Pearl Harbor, the Japanese targeted the oil, so the U.S could not get air domination. Another reason was that after the Russo Japanese War, Japan and the

The Russo-Japanese War developed out of the rivalry between Russia and Japan for control of Korea and Manchuria. In 1898 Russia had pressured China into granting it a lease for the strategically important port of Port Arthur. Russia thereby entered into occupation of the port. Additionally, in 1896 Russia had concluded an alliance with China against Japan and, in the process, had won rights to extend the Trans-Siberian Railroad Across Chinese-held Manchuria to the Russian seaport of Vladivostok,

1. The Russo Japanese War began on February 8, 1904 and lasted until 5 September, 1905. The majority of the conflict was conducted within the region of Manchuria, however, several naval battles occurred within the Yellow Sea as well as in Tsushima Strait (the sea area between the southeastern Korean Peninsula and the southwestern portion of Japan). 2. The principle parties in this war were the Russian and Japanese Empires. While various aspects of the Chinese Empire played their roles in the lead-up

Once the city of Port Arthur was under siege at the hands of Togo’s navy, and the First army was able to successfully land in Chemulpo, the Japanese set out to launch the second half of its joint campaign. The objective was to stage a limited war in an effort to further contain the Russian troops in the region and exhaust any possibility they had of rebuilding their resources to counter Japanese attack. Japan was smart, they knew they could not sustain fighting and continue to pull out victories

Tsarists Russia and the Empire of Japan pitted a newly developed modern military against and poorly funded, organized, and outdated war machine. It to become the bloodiest war fought prior to World War I. The conflict gained universal recognition as the Russo-Japanese War. The Russians desired to expand eastward and reap the economic benefits created by the natural resources contained within China and Korea. In addition, and most importantly they desired year-round access to a warm-water port. Japan sought

The Russo-Japanese War started January 1904. Japan broke diplomatic relations Russia February 6, following with an attack on Port Arthur February 8. Declaring war February 10, Japanese soldiers occupied Korea, advancing into Manchurian territory with naval forces occupying Liaodong Peninsula. 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, however, both powers consulted Theodore Roosevelt’s mediation

War termination and the decision of when to negotiate peace are rarely effectively planned before a war. The Russo-Japanese War is one of a few historical exceptions. The Russo-Japanese War provides three enduring lessons about war termination in a conflict fought for limited aims. First, the most effective war termination plans are created before the war. Second, continued military and political pressure can effectively improve your position to negotiate peace. Third, common interests and compromise

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

The Russo-Japanese War (1904-1905) was a conflict between Russia and Japan. In this war, the two nations were fighting for control of Manchuria, Korea, and the island Sakhalin. These three territories offered Russia and Japan many benefits. Manchuria and Korea had abundant resources and were densely populated and Sakhalin was the main source of oil in East Asia. To the surprise of many, Japan was victorious over its enormous neighbor, Russia. In fact, during the Battle of Tsushima, “Japan’s forces

On January 1919, Saionji Kinmochi, Japan’s representative to the Versailles Peace Conference found himself seated alongside the leaders of the “Big Four” (Great Britain, France, Italy, and the United States). This occasion marked Japan’s status as one of the world’s great powers after the First World War. More importantly the Treaty of Versailles expanded the Japanese Empire because it legalized Japanese annexation of former German concessions in China and its colonies in the South Pacific. Although