Events
Japan forces Korea
to open three ports
to Japanese tradeJapan and China
agree not to send
troops into KoreaJapan has
developed a strong army.
(they have 50,000 soldiers
and about 75 warships)Japan negotiates to abolish extraterritorial
rights for americans. Also China invades Korea.Japan wins fight with China
and they sign a peace treatyJapan offers Russia support in Manchuria in
exchange for abstention in Korea.
Russians refused.Japan surprise-attacks
Russian ships in Manchuria and begins the
Ruso-Japanese warRussia and Japan begin to negotiate a
peace treaty mediated my Theodore
Roosevelt. Russia was forced out of
Manchuria and Korea.
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