HIST 2910 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Emperor Meiji, Korean Language, Independence Club
20 Apr 2016
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Oh, my brother, i weep for you. 203 metre hill, dalian banned to foreigners; ferocious battle between the russians and the japanese. Battle of mukden standoff between the russian and japanese (400k japanese v. 300k. Russians were forced to give up their hold of manchuria (i. e. railways) Bloody sunday, st. petersburg, 1905 first movement to bring down the tsar. Sinking of the russian battleship admiral ushakov, may 14, 1905. Marked a popular discontent with the tsar"s regime. Treaty of portsmouth, 1905 americans enter japan to negotiate this treaty that affirmed. Japan as a protectorate over korea (i. e. affirming japan as a world power) Min y nghwan (1861-1905) nephew of queen min (assassinated by japan); forced to sign the treat for korea. Order of the garter the highest level of knighthood in england; the meiji emperor was awarded in 1906; first and only non-european to receive this honour.
