The Decisive Battles of World History

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turn within range of the Russian guns, exposing each ship to

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unable to take advantage of the opportunity, and the maneuver was

pulled off without serious damage.

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close range. Within 20 minutes, the well-directed gunnery of the

Japanese began to take its toll, including the loss of Russia’s newest

battleship and the severe wounding of Rozhestvensky.

x With the Russians leaderless and having lost their best ships, the

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the night, with the Japanese hunting down the remaining groups of

Russian ships. With the destruction of its navy, Russia had to ask

for peace talks. Japan gained Port Arthur and Sakhalin Island and

was effectively free to do whatever it wanted in Korea.

Outcomes
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uprisings of 1905. Although temporarily suppressed, these social
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Russian Revolution.

x The degree of success Japan experienced had the long-term result

of encouraging and strengthening the militaristic and imperialistic

elements within Japan. This would lead to continued expansionist

policies and territorial aggression in the early 20th century,

culminating in another invasion of Manchuria during the 1930s.

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