Why Did Japan Win the Russo-Japanese War? | The Birth of Asia's Great Power

By the end of the 19th century, Japan had its sights set on territorial expansion. In an age dominated by European industrial powers, Meiji era Japan was a geographic and cultural outlier but it was no longer willing to be treated as a second-rate state. An ailing China presented opportunities in the East, and Japan competed with the Russian Empire for influence in Korea and Manchuria. By industrialising, reforming its armed forces, and forging an alliance with the United Kingdom, Japan built itself up for a war with Russia. Then, Tokyo started one with an audacious attack on the Russian fleet at Port Arthur. Find out how the Russo-Japanese War (1904-1905) changed the history of Great Power politics in Asia in this video. Subscribe for more history: https://www.youtube.com/c/LookBackHis... More Videos: Why Did WW1 Destroy the Russian Empire?:    • Why did Russia Completely Collapse in WW1?   How Did the Soviet Union Actually Work?:    • How Did the Soviet Union Actually Work?   Why Was Danzig Made a Free City?:    • Why Was Danzig Made a Free City? | Germany...   Why Did Bavaria Join the German Empire?:    • Why Did Bavaria Agree to Join the German E...   What Broke the United Netherlands?:    • What Broke the United Netherlands? | The B...   Sources Consulted: Miller, Stuart T. Mastering Modern European History. London: Macmillan Education LTD, 1990. Paine, S.C.M. The Japanese Empire: Grand Strategy from the Meiji Restoration to the Pacific War. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2017. Smith, S.A. Russia in Revolution: An Empire in Crisis, 1890 to 1928. London: Oxford University Press, 2017.