Category: Russia

Asia Pacific 1898

Far Eastern Crisis

When the Japanese defeated China in 1895,...

Asia Pacific 1900

Boxer Rebellion

In response to the growing foreign domination...

Asia Pacific 1900

Battle of Peking

The Chinese Empire considered the Eight-Nation...

Asia Pacific 1901

Boxer Protocol

In August 1900, the Allies captured Peking,...

Southern Asia 1902

Saudi Restoration

By the early 1890s, the Emirate of Ha’il...

Asia Pacific 1902

Anglo-Japanese Alliance

During the Boxer Rebellion, Russia had...

Northern Eurasia 1904

Outbreak of the Russo-Japanese War

Russia’s tightening influence in...

Asia Pacific 1904

Attack on Port Arthur

The 1902 Anglo-Japanese Alliance freed Japan...

Europe 1904

Entente Cordiale

The Anglo-French rivalry had been a constant...

Southern Asia 1904

British Expedition to Tibet

While the British welcomed the Saudi...

Northern Eurasia 1905

Battle of Tsushima

Japanese naval dominance in the east allowed...

the Arctic 1905

Norwegian Independence

After more than ninety years of personal...

Northern Eurasia 1905

1905 Revolution

Dissatisfaction with the Tsarist government...

Asia Pacific 1905

Russo-Japanese War

Japan swiftly overran Korea and southern...

Southern Asia 1905

Partition of Bengal

British India was dominated by Bengal, whose...