HISTORY
WORLD WAR I AND THE RUSSIAN REVOLUTION
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Question
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The Japanese surprise attacked Port Arthur.
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The Russians invaded Korea and moved toward Japan’s border.
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The Japanese took over Russia’s railroad.
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Russia had a Japanese leader assassinated.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Late in the night on February 8, 1904, Japan launched a surprise attack against the Russian-held Port Arthur, along the coast of Manchuria, beginning the Russo-Japanese War. Russia faced many defeats as it battled Japan while also fighting a revolution on the home front.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Japanese Navy commenced the Russo-Japanese War with a surprise attack on the Russian fleet at Port Arthur on February 8, 1904. The attack, like Pearl Harbor, preceded any formal declaration of war by Japan.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Battle of Port Arthur began on February 8th, 1904. Anticipating the events of thirty-six years later, the Japanese launched a sudden, surprise attack on the Russian naval base of Port Arthur on the coast of Manchuria without the formality of declaring war.
Detailed explanation-4: -China subsequently leased it to Russia. The Russo-Japanese War began when Japan attacked Russian warships at Port Arthur, on the peninsula.