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The Turning Point Of The Russo-Japanese War

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The Russo-Japanese war was a turning point from 1850-1920 because it showed a power shift with the Japanese. After the victory for Japan, it gave them a sense of dominance which led to the decline of the Russian Empire. Russia and Japan wanted to colonize Manchuria since it produced a lot of coal. However, during this time the Russians were expanding their troops and this upset the Japanese so they decided to fight for the country and also to see who was better. Most of it came from a sense of nationalism. This fueled imperialism in Japan.

During the 1850s Americans and Europeans were arriving in Japan and this increased domestic tensions. Eventually, this led to the collapse of the ruling Tokugawa shogunate. This modernized Japan, which …show more content…

When the Americans moved to Japan they started to influence the Japanese. One big way they were influenced was by their government. By 1886 Japan had modernized its government with the new emperor Meiji. This increased productivity in Japan. At this time the Japanese started to feel a strong sense of nationalism and had decided that they wanted to colonize Manchuria, however, the Russians had their eye on this country as well. The Russians started to expand their army and this offended the Japanese so the Japanese attacked the Russians, that attack was the Russo- Japanese War. Port Arthur is where the Japanese attacked the Russians. The Russo-Japanese War lasted from 1904-1905. The Russians had forfeited because they felt that the Harbor was no longer worth protecting because of the humiliation. This gave the Japanese a new sense of pride since it was a pretty big victory because it was the first Asian power in modern times to defeat a European power. When the Japanese won they got south Manchuria which gave the Japanese what they wanted. That is how the Japanese were positively affected by the Russo-Japanese

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