sep 5, 1905 - Treaty of Portsmouth

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Russia and Japan signed the Treaty of Portsmouth that brought the Russo-
Japanese War to a close. Negotiated by the USA, the treaty:

● required both Russia and Japan to remove all troops from Manchuria and
restore it to China’s control
● allowed Japan to lease the Liaodong Peninsula and Port Arthur from
China
● granted Japan the right to lease the Russian-built Southern Manchurian
Railway from China
● granted Japan the southern half of Sakhalin Island.

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