The Russo-Japanese war 1904-1905
Significance of the war
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LinksJapanese postcards of the Russo-Japanese War -From MIT with a John Dower essay
Japanese woodblock prints off the Russo-Japanese War -From MIT with accompanying essay Russo-Japanese War -Spartacus schoolnet-includes primary source The 'Throwing off Asia' Curriculum from MIT -Covers Sino-Japanese War and the Russo-Japanese War Asia Rising Curriculum from MIT -Covers the impact on Japan of victory in Russo-Japanese War Social Protest in Imperial Japan from MIT -Covers the Hibiya Riot of 1905, triggered by the peace settlement with Russia The Russo-Japanese War -From the historical dictionary Japan's attack on Port Arthur -From History Today Port Arthur Revisited -From History Today Global Impact of the Russo-Japanese war -Challenging but comprehensive overview 60 Second Guide to the Russo-Japanese war |
Tasks
Source A: Cartoon from The New Punch Library volume 1, page 44, published in London in 1932. First published on 4 October 1905. Includes a poem by Rudyard Kipling
Q1. What can a historian learn from this source about how the Japanese were seen by 1905?
Q1. What can a historian learn from this source about how the Japanese were seen by 1905?
Source B: extracts from The Death Trap by a novel by r.W.Cole 1907
Q2. How are the Japanese portrayed in these extracts from 'The Death Trap'?
Q3. What does this novel suggest about the significance of Japanese victory in the Russo-Japanese War?
Q3. What does this novel suggest about the significance of Japanese victory in the Russo-Japanese War?