1905 Revolution - Russo Japanese War

Russo-Japanese War

• Short-term cause
• Like other Great Powers Russia wanted to expand his Empire in the late 1800s
• Countries like France and Britain concentrated on Africa 
• Russia concentrated on the Far East
• In doing so, Russia came into direct conflict with Japan
• From 1904-1905 Russia and Japan went to war over northern China and Korea 
• Russia saw themselves as far superior, underestimated Japan
• Janurary 1905, Russia were forced to surrender their Port Arthur naval base in north China 
• In the…