In 1904 Czar Nicholas made his first huge mistake by upsetting the Japanese. He wanted to expand Russian territory and started to spread east. In doing so he found “a strategic warm-water port on the Pacific Ocean in southern Manchuria” (Daniels) called Port Arthur. The new Russian presence angered the people of Japan. To further their provocation Nicholas had built the Trans-Siberian Railroad through Manchuria. Japan, wanting to solve their issue, sent diplomats to negotiate but upon their arrival they found that Nicholas wasn’t there to talk and were sent home. Finally in February Japan had run out of patience with the Russian ruler and planned an attack. They launched fleets to attack Russian warships and their troops swarmed Russian infantries.
