HISTORY
IMPERIALISM ASIA
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Korea
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Japan
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China
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Detailed explanation-1: -On the night of February 8–9, 1904, without a declaration of war, the main Japanese fleet, under the command of Adm. Tōgō Heihachirō, took the Russian squadron at Port Arthur by surprise, inflicting serious losses and imposing a blockade on the harbour.
Detailed explanation-2: -In February 1904, following a Russian rejection of a Japanese plan to divide Manchuria and Korea into spheres of influence, Japan launched a surprise naval attack on Port Arthur, decimating the Russian fleet.
Detailed explanation-3: -Battle of Tsushima, (May 27–29, 1905), naval engagement of the Russo-Japanese War, the final, crushing defeat of the Russian navy in that conflict.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Russian Pacific Fleet was a threat to the movement of Japanese troops to mainland Asia; in response, the Japanese staged a surprise attack on Russian warships at the strategically important Port Arthur (today Lushun, China), in Manchuria, before a declaration of war.