WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -However, the outbreak of the First Sino-Japanese War in that year demonstrated that Japan was an ascendant new power in Asia.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Treaty ultimately gave Japan control of Korea and much of South Manchuria, including Port Arthur and the railway that connected it with the rest of the region, along with the southern half of Sakhalin Island; Russian power was curtailed in the region, but it was not required to pay Japan’s war costs.

Detailed explanation-3: -The First Sino-Japanese War was the conflict between Japan and China in 1894–95 that marked the emergence of Japan as a major world power and demonstrated the weakness of the Chinese empire. The war grew out of the conflict between the two countries for supremacy in Korea.

Detailed explanation-4: -Causes of the war The immediate cause of the war was the dispute over control of Korea. Both China and Japan had long been interested in the peninsula, which was seen as a valuable strategic location.

Detailed explanation-5: -The Meiji period that followed the Restoration was an era of major political, economic, and social change in Japan. The reforms enacted during the Meiji emperor’s rule brought about the modernization and Westernization of the country and paved the way for Japan to become a major international power.