WORLD HISTORY

RUSSIAN REVOLUTION

MAJOR EVENTS IN PRE REVOLUTION RUSSIA

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
In 1905, Russia had a humiliating defeat against what county?
A
China
B
France
C
Japan
D
United States
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Between 1904 and 1905, Russia and Japan faught for control of strategic territories in China. It ended with humiliating defeat for Russia. This brought critical attention to the Tsar’s regime.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Russo-Japanese War of 1904-1905, caused by Russian and Japanese expansionism in the Far East, inflicted humiliating defeats on Russia at land and sea. The war contributed to domestic unrest in both countries, catalysing the revolution of 1905 in Russia. The rise of Japan also sent reverberations across the world.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Russo-Japanese War was a military conflict fought between the Russian Empire and the Empire of Japan from 1904 to 1905. Much of the fighting took place in what is now northeastern China. The Russo-Japanese War was also a naval conflict, with ships exchanging fire in the waters surrounding the Korean peninsula.

Detailed explanation-4: -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.

Detailed explanation-5: -Japan issued a declaration of war on 8 February 1904. However, three hours before Japan’s declaration of war was received by the Russian government, and without warning, the Imperial Japanese Navy attacked the Russian Far East Fleet at Port Arthur. Tsar Nicholas II was stunned by news of the attack.

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