5. Russo Japanese War

Question 1

What did Russia and Japan have an interest in?

Answer 1

Manchuria

Question 2

When was there a war between Russia and China?

Answer 2

After 1903

Question 3

What happened to the prestige of the Russia after the loss to Japan?

Answer 3

National humiliation

Question 4

What was Russia’s lost in the Russo Japanese war the first of?

Answer 4

First major defeat of a European power by an Asian opponent

Question 5

What type of port would Russia receive if they went to war in the Far East?

Answer 5

Ice free port

Question 6

What were the problem with Russia’s ports?

Answer 6

Major ports on northern coastline were frozen for most part of year

Question 7

Where were there frozen ports in Russia?

Answer 7

Northern coastline

Question 8

What would the Russo Japanese war distract the workers from?

Answer 8

Domestic troubles by rallying nation in a patriotic struggle

Question 9

What would expansions mean for Russia?

Answer 9

Improved prestige

Question 10

When did port Arthur fall?

Answer 10

January 1905

Question 11

When did Russia surrender Mukden

Answer 11

February 1905

Question 12

What happened in January 1905

Answer 12

Port Arthur fell

Question 13

What happened in February 1905?

Answer 13

Russians surrendered Mukden

Question 14

When wad the Russian Balatic forced destroyed?

Answer 14

May 1905 after sailing for 8 months

Question 15

How long did the Balatic fleet sail for?

Answer 15

8 months

Question 16

What happened in May 1905?

Answer 16

Baltic fleet destroyed

Question 17

What was the problem with Russia being defeated by an Asian nation?

Answer 17

Asians were deemed inferior compared to the white supremacy and first major defeat by an Asian opponent

Question 18

What happened to the Russian fleets after the destruction of Baltic fleets?

Answer 18

Destroyed

Question 19

What happened to trading rights in Manchuria?

Answer 19

Lost

Question 20

By what percentage did spending on the military increase?

Answer 20

50%

Question 21

What government expenditure increased by 50%

Answer 21

Military spending

Question 22

What was the size of the loan that Russian received from France

Answer 22

800 million francs

Question 23

What did wages fall by?

Answer 23

20%

Question 24

What fell by 20%?

Answer 24

Wages

Question 25

What were there shortages of

Answer 25

Food

Question 26

What did the Russians associate the Russian military with?

Answer 26

Military incompetence

Question 27

What did the people associate the military incompetence with?

Answer 27

Governance of Tsar

Question 28

Who did Japan form an alliance with in 1902?

Answer 28

Britain

Question 29

When did Japan form an alliance with Britain?

Answer 29

1902

Question 30

What did the Japanese do to the Russians on the 4th of February?

Answer 30

Launched a night attack on Russian Pacific Squadron at Port Arthur

Question 31

When did the Japanese Launch a night attack on Russian Pacific Squadron at Port Arthur

Answer 31

4th February 1904

Question 32

What was the impact of the Japanese Launching a night attack on Russian Pacific Squadron at Port Arthur on the 4th of February 1904?

Answer 32

Damage of 3 Russian ships | Japan blockaded Port Arthur

Question 33

Who supported the war with Japan?

Answer 33

Plevhe

Question 34

What was Plevhes stance on the war?

Answer 34

Agreed with war

Question 35

Who was worried about the financial cost of War with Japan?

Answer 35

Kuropatkin and Lamsdorff

Question 36

When was the Battle of Yalu River?

Answer 36

30th to 1st May 1904

Question 37

What happened on the 30th April 1904

Answer 37

Battle of Yalu River began

Question 38

What happened on the 1st May 1904?

Answer 38

Battle of Yalu River

Question 39

What did the Japanese do during the Battle of Yalu river?

Answer 39

Moved north to confront Russian on Southern Manchuria

Question 40

What were the military numbers during the battle of Yalu River?

Answer 40

Russians outnumber 3 to 1

Question 41

When were the Russians outnumbered 3 to 1

Answer 41

Battle of Yalu river

Question 42

What was the result of the Battle of Yalu river?

Answer 42

Russians were well beaten

Question 43

What were the consequences of siege of Port Arthur?

Answer 43

Isolation of 60,000 Russian troops

Question 44

When was there the Isolation of 60,000 Russian troops?

Answer 44

Siege of Russian ports

Question 45

Who led the Baltic Squadron in May 1905?

Answer 45

Rozhestvensky

Question 46

What happened on May 1905 to Rozhestvenskys Baltic Squad

Answer 46

Came up againstAdmiral Togo’s fleet at Tsushima Straits

Question 47

What secured Russian defeat?

Answer 47

1905 defeat at Mukden

Question 48

When was the treaty of Portsmouth?

Answer 48

August 1905

Question 49

What happened in. August 1905?

Answer 49

Treaty of Portsmouth

Question 50

What did the treaty of Portsmouth mean?

Answer 50

Russia forced to withdraw from Port Arthur, South Sakhalin and South Manchuria Forced to accept Japanese sovereignty

Question 51

What did the Russo Japanese war show about the Trans-Siberian railway?

Answer 51

Unfinished and failed to transport troops and supplies to war zones quickly and effectively

Question 52

What happened to Japan under Emperor Meji?

Answer 52

Massive reforms aiming at reformation

Question 53

How did the Trans-Siberian railway lead to the Russian defeat?

Answer 53

Ineffective as it was incomplete

Question 54

How long did the Far East take to reach its destination?

Answer 54

8 months

Question 55

How many warships did the Russians loose during the Battle of Tsushima in May 1905?

Answer 55

25 out of 30

Question 56

In what war did the Russians loose 25 out of 35 warships?

Answer 56

Battle of Tsushima in May 1905

Question 57

How many casualties did the Russians suffer in the Battle of Mukden?

Answer 57

90,000 casualties

Question 58

What battle had 90,000 casualties?

Answer 58

Battle of Mukden

Question 59

What happened to the Russians in every major battle?

Answer 59

They lost

Question 60

What happened to the Baltic fleet when they arrived at the Battle of Tsushima?/

Answer 60

Annihilated | Lost 8 battleships and more than 5,000 men

Question 61

How many men had to be stationed at Poland?

Answer 61

300,000

Question 62

Where were 300,000 men stationed?

Answer 62

Poland

Question 63

What was the significance of stationing 300,000 men in Poland?

Answer 63

Larger than the one in Poland

Question 64

Why were 300,000 troops stationed in Poland?

Answer 64

Quell unrest there

Question 65

What did Polish leaders like Jozef Pilsudski do?

Answer 65

Collaborated with the Japanese

Question 66

Who was a polish leader that collaborated with the Japanese?

Answer 66

Jozef Pilsudski

Question 67

What was the value of the loan the Russians had to take out?

Answer 67

800 million Francs from France and Germany

Question 68

What did Russian liberals form as a result of the war?

Answer 68

Union of liberation

Question 69

Why was the union of liberation formed?

Answer 69

Formed by Russian liberals due tot he defeat of the war

Question 70

What was the impact of the Union of liberation?

Answer 70

Played a key role in the 1905 revolution