Russian Japanese War
Japan's Russian War is a military conflict between Japan and Russia in the Far East. This conflict caused Russia to abandon its expansionary policy in the region and Japan became the first Asian power in modern times to defeat European power. Background of the Japanese Russian War At the beginning of the 20th century, Russia had become a world power that counts with large areas in Eastern Europe and Central Asia. On the other hand, Japan is seen as a rising Asian power thanks to the Meiji Restoration. In 1904, the Russian Empire, ruled by the autocratic Tsar Nicholas II, was seen as one of the largest territorial forces in the world. In that year the Siberian shipping center from Vladivostok was forced to close for months due to winter. Therefore, the empire needed a harbor of warm water in the Pacific Ocean, both for trade purposes and a base for its growing navy. To overcome this problem, Tsar Nicholas turned his attention to the Korean peninsula and China's Liaodong. The Rus...