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Research Assignment - Japan
(A) When Japan was still a feudalistic society, emigration and trade was not an option, because of their policy of isolation. ... After industrialization, Japan began slowly gathering more territory from Japan through China, Korea and Germany. ... After Chinese defeat, the treaty of Shimonoseki was signed in April 1895, with Japan gaining the Liotung Peninsula, Taiwan and the Pescadores islands. ... From 1900 on, Japans ever increasing militarism lead Japan along its expansionist, imperialistic course of the future.
After the Sino-Japanese war, the European countries believed Japan was far too harsh on China in its weak state. Russia, France and Germany teamed together to demand Japan return the Liotung Peninsula to China. As Japan were not powerful or strong enough to take on three world powers, they surrendered the territory.
In 1904, another war was declared against Japan because of its territorial greed. Japan still needed raw materials, and an overseas empire would provide these. The constant fighting over Korea between Japan and Russia finally resulted in war on the 10th of February 1904. ... In 1905, Japan surrendered. ... Korea, the South Sakhalin islands(from Russia) the Liotung Peninsula and the South Manchurian Railway were all either leased or handed over to Japan.
Approximate Word count = 993
Approximate Pages = 4
(250 words per page double spaced)
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