Russo-Japanese War

=The Russo-Japanese War (1904-1905)=

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Japan and Russia fought over access to Manchuria and Korea. Russia wanted to gain a warm water port on the Pacific Ocean, and Japan wanted to remain the dominant colonial power in Korea. To the surprise of the world, Japan won the majority of the campaigns, and the war ended with the signing of the Treaty of Portsmouth on September 5, 1905. The treaty, which was mediated by Theodore Roosevelt, settled many of the issues of land access between Russia and Japan, and established Japan as responsible for Korea.

"Treaty of Portsmouth." The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. 5 Nov. 2010 .