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*''Period: [[1904]]-[[1905]]''
*''Japanese'': 日露戦争 ''(Nichi-ro sensou)''
The Russo-Japanese War of [[1904]]-[[1905|05]], which began with the Japanese naval attack on [[Port Arthur]], had its roots in the simultaneous determination of both [[Japan]] and [[Russia]] to develop 'spheres of influence' in the Far East, mainly at the expense of [[China]]. Japan fought a very successful war against the crumbling Chinese Empire in [[1894]]-[[1895|95]] and imposed a severe treaty. Japan demanded from China a heavy war indemnity, the island of [[Formosa]], and Port Arthur and its hinterland. The European powers, while having no objection to the indemnity, did feel that Japan should not gain Port Arthur, for they had their own ambitions in that part of the world. Russia persuaded Germany and France to join her in applying diplomatic pressure on the Japanese, with the result that Japan was obliged to relinquish Port Arthur. Two years later Saint Petersburg forced the Chinese into leasing Port Arthur to Russia, together with the Liaotung Peninsula on which it stood. For Russia this meant the acquisition of an ice-free naval base in the Far East to supplement Vladivostok. For Japan it was a case of adding insult to injury.
The Russo-Japanese War of [[1904]]-[[1905|05]], which began with the Japanese naval attack on [[Port Arthur]], had its roots in the simultaneous determination of both [[Japan]] and [[Russia]] to develop 'spheres of influence' in the Far East, mainly at the expense of [[China]]. Japan fought a very successful war against the crumbling Chinese Empire in [[1894]]-[[1895|95]] and imposed a severe treaty. Japan demanded from China a heavy war indemnity, the island of [[Formosa]], and Port Arthur and its hinterland. The European powers, while having no objection to the indemnity, did feel that Japan should not gain Port Arthur, for they had their own ambitions in that part of the world. Russia persuaded Germany and France to join her in applying diplomatic pressure on the Japanese, with the result that Japan was obliged to relinquish Port Arthur. Two years later Saint Petersburg forced the Chinese into leasing Port Arthur to Russia, together with the Liaotung Peninsula on which it stood. For Russia this meant the acquisition of an ice-free naval base in the Far East to supplement Vladivostok. For Japan it was a case of adding insult to injury.
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