Project Gutenberg 2018-09-18 Public domain in the USA. 343 Asakawa, Kan'ichi 1873 1948 朝河, 貫一 Williams, Frederick Wells 1857 1928 04033112 The Russo-Japanese Conflict: Its Causes and Issues Produced by Richard Tonsing and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "The Russo-Japanese Conflict: Its Causes and Issues" by Kan'ichi Asakawa is a historical account written in the early 20th century. This work meticulously examines the multifaceted causes and implications of the war between Russia and Japan, focusing on the economic and political stakes involved. Asakawa contextualizes the conflict within broader trends of modernization and national interest, particularly highlighting Japan's emergence as an industrial power and its ambitions in East Asia. The opening of the book presents a detailed commentary on the geopolitical landscape leading up to the Russo-Japanese War. It discusses Japan's rapid population growth and industrialization, juxtaposing it with the agricultural nature of Russia's economy. Asakawa emphasizes the critical importance of Korea and Manchuria to Japan's economic survival and growth, revealing the complex web of trade and resource dependence that underlies the conflict. The author also highlights the strategic motivations driving both powers, setting the stage for an inevitable clash as Japan seeks to ensure its access to essential trade routes and resources against Russia's expansionist policies. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 56.6 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Russo-Japanese War, 1904-1905 Russo-Japanese War, 1904-1905 -- Causes DS Text Category: History - Other Category: History - European Category: History - Modern (1750+) 987315 2025-07-23T06:47:04.953309 text/html 944165 2018-09-18T13:19:10 text/html 1405740 2025-07-23T06:47:21.273218 application/epub+zip 1409669 2025-07-23T06:47:08.061304 application/epub+zip 400934 2025-07-23T06:47:06.447312 application/epub+zip 1681253 2025-07-23T06:47:29.812243 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1574740 2025-07-23T06:47:19.609241 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 567936 2022-09-26T08:19:45.832070 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 714794 2025-07-23T06:47:02.278304 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 714880 2018-09-18T13:19:08 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19361 2025-07-23T06:47:29.987194 application/rdf+xml 12134 2025-07-23T06:47:06.681288 image/jpeg 2077 2025-07-23T06:47:06.566276 image/jpeg 244655 2018-09-18T13:19:10 application/octet-stream application/zip 1317997 2018-09-18T13:19:10 application/octet-stream application/zip 1336635 2025-07-23T06:47:05.045280 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia