WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Japan won a convincing victory over Russia, becoming the first Asian power in modern times to defeat a European power. Russia’s Baltic Fleet sailed halfway around the world only to meet its demise at the guns of Adm. Togō Heihachirō and the superior ships of the Imperial Japanese Navy in the Battle of Tsushima.

Detailed explanation-2: -During the Russo-Japanese War, the Russian Baltic Fleet is nearly destroyed at the Battle of Tsushima Strait.

Detailed explanation-3: -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.

Detailed explanation-4: -Imperial Russian Navy (IRN) total losses: 11 Battleships, 1 Coastal Battleship, 9 Cruisers, 14 Destroyers, 2 Auxiliary Cruisers, 2 Minelayers, 4 Submarines. Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) total losses: 2 Battleships, 1 Coastal Battleship, 4 Cruisers, 7 Destroyers, 1 Auxiliary Gunboat.

Detailed explanation-5: -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-6: -Th morale of the Japanese army was higher than that of the Russian army. One of the reasons why Japan was able to win the Russo-Japanese War against Russia, the superpower of the time, was that the morale of the Japanese army was much higher than that of the Russian army.