Russo-Japanese War

Question 1

when was it?

Answer 1

1904-5

Question 2

what were the causes?

Answer 2

“scramble for colonies,” tension over port arthur, encouragement from kaiser, “short victorious war”

Question 3

how did the scramble for colonies cause the russo-japanese war?

Answer 3

nicholas II didn’t want to be left out, enacted expansionist policy in Far East with trans-siberia and manchuria

Question 4

describe the tension between russia and japan over port arthur

Answer 4

russia’s 25-year lease of port arthur 1898 caused friction with japan, as they also wanted china; russian apathy resulted in no peace agreement about “spheres of influence,” refused to remove “temporary troops” from manchuria 1903, so japanese surprise naval attack on port arthur feb 1904

Question 5

who thought that a war with japan would be a short and victorious one for russia?

Answer 5

minister of interior phleve thought starvation, riots, high food prices and unemployment of 1904 could be solved by war with japan; “to stem the tide of revolution, we need a successful little war”