Japanese war Flashcards
who was the war between?
what ruler was it under?
what year was it?
russia and japan
N2
1904
what was relations like pre 1904?
- many quarrels over Korea & manchuria
- russia wanted to increase influence in east- lease of port athur from the chinese
- chinese eastern railway & occupation of Manchuria- increased Russian threat to Japan
- feb 1904- Japanese attack on port Arthur
what was the war like for russia?
where was they defeated?
what was surrendered?
what happened at battle of mukden?
bad
battle of yalu
port Arthur was surrendered
it was humiliating defeat
what was the treat of Portsmouth?
when was it?
how did russia take it?
made to withdraw from Manchuria and port Arthur, had to acknowledge Japanese sovereignty over Korea
1905
humiliated
effects of war:
who was blamed/why?
who was assassinated in July 1904?
N2 blamed for losing to inferior country
plehve, minister of interior, assassinated
effects of war:
what restrictions did N2 lift?
what did this result in?
listed restrictions on zemstva
open criticism of tsar and demanded reform
effects of war:
what happened in oct 1905?
what did this outline?
October manifestio
plans for introduction of national duma
effects of war:
how did the duma initially appear?
what did the fundamental laws mean?
when did the fundamental laws come into place?
revolutionary- represented move towards constitutional monarchy
meant that N2 kept autocratic control
1906
