COLONIALISM AND IMPERIALISM
IMPERIALISM IN ASIA
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opened itself up to Western influences
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was forced to submit to indirect rule by Russia
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established itself as an imperial world power
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established a colony in Siberia
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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: -There was also a significant international dimension to the Russo-Japanese war. Its global reverberations have led some scholars to term it “World War Zero.” It changed the balance of power in East Asia, elevated Japan to potential inclusion in the ranks of the Great Powers and inspired anti-imperialists across Asia.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Importance of the Japanese-Russo War The first reason for the importance of the war was that it started the process of global decolonization, which would last for the entirety of the 20th century as countries taken over by imperialist powers, inspired by Japan’s victory, fought to gain sovereignty and independence.
Detailed explanation-4: -Not surprisingly, the war was a product of its time. Both Russia and Japan had imperial ambitions over the territories where they fought-Manchuria and Korea.