Russo-Japanese
Yang 1 Allison Yang Pols 150 Prof. Pinnell May 6, 2015 RussoJapanese War The RussoJapanese War was a conflict between Russia and Japan. Fought from 190405 over the division and control of Korea and Manchuria, Japan had proposed a buffer zone, or neutral zone, to Russia. Japan’s diplomatic proposal was left unanswered and its patience grew thin. In a lastditch effort for any diplomatic relation with Russia, the Japanese government issued a note verbale, or diplomatic note written in third person (Koda, 2005). Russia’s inability to answer to Japan led to the surprise naval attack on Port Arthur off the Inchon coast on Feb. 8. 1904 (Shimazu, 2008). Two days later, 1904, Japan declared war on Russia. The Russians finally responded on a declaration of war on Feb. 16, 1904 (The RussoJapanese War Research Society). Port Arthur, the site of the first attack, was leased to Russia from China (Nish, 1985). The Russian military outnumbered the Japanese force greatly, but even with numbers on its side, the Russians were unable to defeat the Japanese in battle (Nish, 1985). The RussoJapanese War was fought between the two countries as a result from other countries such as the United States and China declaring neutrality (The RussoJapanese War Research Society). Although countries declared neutrality, it did not stop some from aiding Russia and Japan. France gave loans to Russia while Japan received funds from the Britain and the United States (Steinburg, 2008). Although Japan received funds from Britain, British war correspondents felt hindered by the influence of orientalism (Nordlund, 2015).
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