VI. Impact of the Russo-Japanese War
The War ended with the Treaty of Portsmouth, and was a significant loss of a Western Power due to an Eastern military. Winning a battle against China during the first Sino-Japanese only showed the Western powers that Japan had a strong enough military to engage in overseas battler, while the Russo-Japanese war gave Japan more prestige because of the defeat of a western military with a long standing history of military strength and dominance in the region. On author, Perez, claimed that this win propelled Japan into international politics but I believe that Japan was well prepared with the political consequences of the war, despite the chance of losing.
The Japanese military and government with the advice of the Genro, could not have expected anything less than a new path into international politics once they defeated Russia. The Genro’s council consisted of men, the most versed in politics and military combined along with a few decades of experience observing western military conquests amongst them. In addition, the end of the war brought Japan the military freedom to carry out their plans in China and further solidify their presence as one of the strongest powers in Asia.
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Even though the government had the incoming wealth from the Sino-Japanese war, they did not predict how economically draining a war with a Western power would become. This was a weak point of the Genro, since they did not accurately assume that the Russian army would have vast differences from the Chinese ones fought in the past. Furthermore, no amount of military strategy can prevent the real economic strain of fighting. However, it was not a complete loss for the military since this was a mere economic setback and did not destroy the chances of Japan recovering from the
The War ended with the Treaty of Portsmouth, and was a significant loss of a Western Power due to an Eastern military. Winning a battle against China during the first Sino-Japanese only showed the Western powers that Japan had a strong enough military to engage in overseas battler, while the Russo-Japanese war gave Japan more prestige because of the defeat of a western military with a long standing history of military strength and dominance in the region. On author, Perez, claimed that this win propelled Japan into international politics but I believe that Japan was well prepared with the political consequences of the war, despite the chance of losing.
The Japanese military and government with the advice of the Genro, could not have expected anything less than a new path into international politics once they defeated Russia. The Genro’s council consisted of men, the most versed in politics and military combined along with a few decades of experience observing western military conquests amongst them. In addition, the end of the war brought Japan the military freedom to carry out their plans in China and further solidify their presence as one of the strongest powers in Asia.
The following categories describe the impact of the Russo-Japanese War: …show more content…
Even though the government had the incoming wealth from the Sino-Japanese war, they did not predict how economically draining a war with a Western power would become. This was a weak point of the Genro, since they did not accurately assume that the Russian army would have vast differences from the Chinese ones fought in the past. Furthermore, no amount of military strategy can prevent the real economic strain of fighting. However, it was not a complete loss for the military since this was a mere economic setback and did not destroy the chances of Japan recovering from the