The Russo-Japanese War and its Shaping of the Twentieth Century

1. Auflage 2019
ISBN: 978-0-367-34870-0
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Buch, Englisch, 178 Seiten, Format (B × H): 159 mm x 233 mm, Gewicht: 278 g

Reihe: Routledge Studies in Modern History

The Russo-Japanese War was in essence a colonial conflict between the expanding interests of Russia and Japan in East Asia. However, while appearing regional, the war itself in fact had a major global impact. The conflict and Japanese victory stimulated the Russian revolutionary movement in 1905 and hence the Russian Revolution of 1917. In addition, the Peace Treaty of Portsmouth created a tension between the United States and Japan that would establish the starting point for the road directly leading to Pearl Harbor in 1941. Eventually the war had a major impact on Germany, whose diplomats wanted to use the war to bind St Petersburg to Berlin, and whose military planners closely observed the events to prepare themselves for the next possible conflict.

This book makes a strong argument for the consideration of initially minor events in the analysis of global history. By describing and analyzing the interrelationship between the events in East Asia and the major developments in Europe and the United States, it shows the significance of the Russo-Japanese War as a key factor in determining the most momentous historical events of the twentieth century: The First World War, the Second World War, and the Cold War.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Jacob, Frank

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Weltgeschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Europäische Geschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Asiatische Geschichte

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Introduction 2. The Russo-Japanese War on Land and Sea 3. Asia and the Russo-Japanese War 4. The Road to Revolution 5. Portsmouth: The First Step towards Pearl Harbor 6. Björkö, the Schlieffen Plan, and Offensive Strategies 7. Conclusion 8. Sources and Bibliography

Über Autor(innen)

Frank Jacob is Assistant Professor of World History at Queensborough Community College of the City University of New York, USA.