COLONIALISM AND IMPERIALISM
IMPERIALISM IN ASIA
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Question
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Korea
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Japan
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China
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US
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Detailed explanation-1: -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-2: -On Thursday 11 February 1904, the Russian minelayer Yenisei started to mine the entrance to Port Arthur. One of the mines washed up against the ship’s rudder, exploded and caused the ship to sink, with loss of 120 of the ship’s complement of 200.
Detailed explanation-3: -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-4: -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.