Foreign Developments: Tensions with Japan Flashcards
What did Japan do in 1868?
They created an Empire
What happened to Japan in the late 1800s and the early 1900s?
They started to rapidly industrialise
What would it mean if Japan was a rapidly industrialising nation for their overseas trade?
They could extend it heavily
What would be a large nation that Japan would start trading with in Asia that the USA also had interests in?
China
Why were the USA threatened by Japan in the early 1900s?
Because they could lose trade with China
When were tensions with Japan heightened in the early 1900s?
The Russo-Japanese War of 1905
Why were U.S Tensions with Japan heightened from the Russo-Japanese War?
Because the USA saw the power of Japans modernised navy
With the Russo-Japanese War, how can it be seen that the Japanese navy was advanced?
They defeated Russia in a year
What did Roosevelt do with the Russo-Japanese war?
He attempted to bring an end to it
What did Roosevelt create to bring an end to the Russo-Japanese war?
The Treaty of Portsmouth
What was significant about how Roosevelt dealt with bringing an end to the Russo-Japanese War?
It showed Roosevelt was able to keep negotiations peaceful, even with nations the USA had tensions with
What did Roosevelt win due to his solving of the Russo-Japanese War?
A Nobel Peace Prize
